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Emir attends Military College graduation ceremony Cheese products Syrian mission in Qatar contain no plastic: SCH begins renewal DOHA: The SCH has allayed fears about over the quality of cheese products in the local market, in response to reports circulating through the social of passports media that some brands of cheese contain plastic and are hazardous to health. A video in English and Arabic ‘Embassy’ not issuing new passports has gone viral on social media showing a popular brand of cheese BY MOHAMED OSMAN As regards renewing the pass- slice not melting but burning like ports of Syrians overseas, the plastic when put on direct flame. DOHA: A large number of source said the Syrian Interim The video advises people not Syrian expatriates converged Government had contacted so to use plastic-contained cheese on their country’s Interim many governments across the saying it can cause diseases like Government-run embassy here world and only Canada had cancer. It has triggered concern yesterday to get their expired replied and that too, with a no. among the public, forcing the passports renewed. “Other governments didn’t even SCH to issue a clarification. But many of them had to respond,” said the source. The SCH said yesterday that return disappointed as the mis- When told that the Syrian The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the graduation ceremony of the 10th batch of officer laboratory tests conducted in sion accepted only 21 passports for regime can cancel the passports cadets at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College yesterday. The ceremony was also attended by the Prime Qatar have shown that none of renewal for “technical reasons”. renewed by them (the Interim Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, ministers, top officers and the cheese products sold in the Embassy sources told The Government), the source said: country contain plastic and they heads of military colleges of friendly countries. Report on page 2 Peninsula that as per the Syrian “We have just begun to renew are safe for consumption. law, a passport is issued with the passports. We now need to “The SCH inspectors have taken six years’ validity and it can be see how the regime reacts”. samples from different cheese renewed for another four years. Yesterday was the first day the products in the local market (for “So we accepted those pass- embassy received the passports of laboratory tests). The results show ports whose validity had expired Syrian nationals for renewal. The that they are free from any plastic after six years, but the 10-year process will continue. Saudi King reshuffles cabinet ingredients that can cause cancer,” period (after issuance) had not The Syrians who want to get said a SCH statement. lapsed,” said an embassy source. their passports renewed or a fresh RIYADH: The Custodian of the Makkah. Ahmed Al Khateeb is the new minister of Islamic Affairs, Continued on page 4 He said that legally, those pass- one issued by the Syrian regime, Two Holy Mosques King Salman the new health minister. Prince Abdul Latif Al Shaikh was made THE PENINSULA ports whose 10-year validity has can go to Dubai, a Syrian living bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Khaled Bandar was removed as minister of municipal and rural lapsed cannot be renewed because here told this newspaper. Arabia, in a royal decree, ordered intelligence chief and replaced by affairs, and Mansour bin Mit’eb is Work on marriage the holders need to apply for fresh Talking of renewal of passports a lavish payout to all state Brig Gen Khaled Al Humaidan. the new state minister. passport. Many of those who had in Doha, the embassy source said employees yesterday and reshuf- Prince Bandar bin Sultan was Dr Azzam Al Dakhil was hall complex in turned up at the embassy look- it would take four to seven days. fled some top government jobs. removed as National Security named minister of the merged ing for renewal of their passports “This period we need to confirm The kingdom will pay two Council chief. Prince Miteb bin education and higher education Al Wakra begins had them issued more than 10 a passport data and whether months of bonus salary to all state Abdullah remains as Minister of ministries, now to be known as years ago, so they had to return a passport is genuine,” said the employees and pension to retired the National Guard. Education Ministry. Mohammed DOHA: Work has begun on disappointed. source. “As said earlier, we are government workers. King Salman kept in place Abdullah Al Jadaan is the new a marriage hall complex in Al Asked why they were not issu- renewing passports only for four In the cabinet revamp, Prince Oil Minister Ali bin Ibrahim Capital Market Authority chief Wakra to cater to Qataris based ing Syrian Interim Government years as per our country’s law and Turki bin Abdullah has been Al Nuaimi, Finance Minister and Khaled Al Mohaisen is new in the southern areas of the coun- passports and only renewing charging QR50 for each year of relieved as governor of Riyadh, Ibrahim Al Assaf and Foreign chief of the anti-corruption try. The complex is expected to be passports that are issued by the renewal.” and so is Prince Mishaal bin Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal. watchdog Nazaha. ready in 18 months. Another com- Syrian regime led by President There are an estimated 60,000 Abdullah as Makkah governor. Appointed as chief of the Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman plex is planned for the northern Bashar Al Assad, the source said Syrians living in Qatar. According Prince Faisal bin Bandar was Commission for the Promotion was named deputy oil minis- areas and that will be built in Al that in the next phase that pos- to international wire agency AFP, replaced as Qassim governor by of Virtue and Prevention of Vice ter. Named IT minister was Dayeen. For Doha and surround- sibility will be explored. as per estimates last year, 40,000 Prince Faisal bin Mishaal and (Haia) was Dr Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Suwaiyyel, cur- ing areas, a five-hall complex to “We are discussing the possibil- Syrians had Qatar’s residency, appointed as Riyadh governor. Al Sanad, erstwhile president of rent chief of King Abdulaziz City facilitate Qatari marriages has ity and talking to countries that while another 20,000 were on Health Minister Prince Faisal Madinah Islamic University. for Science and Technology. Nabeel already been inaugurated. recognise us (the Syrian Interim temporary visitors’ visa. bin Abdulaziz was given back Adil Turaifi was named minister Al Amoudi is the new chief of Saudi Continued on page 4 Government),” said the source. THE PENINSULA his former post as governor of of information, Saleh Al Shaikh is Ports Authority. AGENCIES THE PENINSULA

Handball: Qatar to play Poland in semis today 25 killed in Egypt’s QR200m meat processing North Sinai attacks CAIRO: Twenty-five people were killed plant to open next month in a bomb attack on military buildings in the capital of Egypt’s restive North Sinai DOHA: A huge and ultra- is equipped with latest technology province yesterday, while an army major modern meat processing plant and is the first of its kind not only was shot dead at a checkpoint in Rafah being built at a cost of QR200m in the GCC but in the Arab world. near the Gaza Strip. ($55m) is all set to open here The unit can process more than The flagship government newspaper, Al next month, providing the 100 types of meat products includ- Ahram, said its office in the town of Al needed fillip to Qatar’s efforts ing mutton, beef and chicken. Arish, which is situated opposite a mili- to achieve self-sufficiency in The factory would fully meet tary hotel and base, had been “completely food production. the local demand for meat prod- destroyed”, security sources said. Later, Production capacity of the ucts while the surplus would be suspected militants killed an army major upcoming plant that will manu- exported to neighbouring coun- and wounded six others at an army check- facture all kinds of meat products tries, as also to some other Islamic point in Rafah, security sources said. will be 10 tonnes a day. The plant, and foreign countries. Earlier, a group of women protested in owned by Qatar International Doha-based Gulf Organisation Cairo against the death of activists Shaimaa Company for the Development of for Industrial Consulting said in Sabbagh and around 25 others allegedly Qatar players (from left) Alla Mahmoud Hassab, Kamaladin Mallash and Ameen Zakkar speaking the Projects, is being built for the a recent study that there were killed by security forces at rallies commemo- to journalists during a media day with the four semi-finalists of Qatar 2015 24th Men’s Handball past three years, said Ahmed Al only two small meat processing rating the 2011 uprising. REUTERS World Championship at Lusail Multipurpose Hall yesterday. Qatar plays with Poland and France Khalaf, the company’s chairman. units in Qatar and they could not See also page 8 The unit was scheduled to open produce more than 10 percent of with Spain in semi-finals today. See also page 22 a year ago but it was delayed due the local requirement. The Qatari to safety and security require- market relies heavily on imports. ments, said Al Khalaf. The unit THE PENINSULA Asian expat in trouble over forged degree US crude sinks, Brent up DOHA: An expatriate who used the fake degree and put a forged that the seal of Qatar’s embassy ministry told the prosecution a forged engineering degree to signature of an embassy official put on the man’s B Tech degree that when the convict handed the NEW YORK: Oil prices closed higher yesterday after a volatile officially change his profession as well. was forged. degree for attestation, she sus- session that saw the New York price drop below $44 a barrel for the has landed in trouble. The crime was detected A police complaint was filed pected foul play looking at the seal first time since March 2009. While the market remained worried A criminal court has sentenced when the man took the forged and the Public Prosecution, after of the Qatari embassy in Dhaka. about the global glut of crude, the US benchmark futures contract, a Bangladeshi national to three degree of Rajshahi University of questioning the convict, filed The man told the prosecution West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery, finished up years in jail in absentia for sub- Engineering and Technology in charges in court. The convict that his intention to forge the eight cents to close at $44.53 a barrel, after falling as low as $43.58. mitting a forged engineering Bangladesh to Qatar’s foreign min- admitted during interrogation degree was to officially change Brent North Sea crude for March, the key European contract, degree from a famous university istry here for counter-attestation. that he had got the forged degree his profession for personal ben- also swung sharply before settling at $49.13 a barrel in London, a in his country. A woman staffer of the minis- after paying $275 (QR1,000) to efits, local Arabic daily Al Raya gain of 66 cents from Wednesday’s closing level. The sharp swings The convict also forged the try suspected foul play and kept someone in Dhaka. reported yesterday. followed Wednesday’s stiff losses, which came on another surge in seal of Qatar’s embassy in Dhaka, the degree and filed a complaint. Appearing as a witness, the Continued on page 4 US crude stockpiles. AFP Bangladesh’s capital city, to attest The forensic laboratory confirmed woman employee of the foreign THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, ministers, top officers from the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior, heads of military colleges of friendly countries and graduates at the ceremony. Emir attends military college graduation

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh promotion was read out and the Security and the UAE, Kuwait, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani graduates took the oath. Oman and Comoros.” yesterday morning patronised In a speech, Brigadier Hamad The university graduate course, the graduation ceremony of the Ahmed Al Nuaimi, Commander held for nine students took nearly 10th batch of the Armed Forces of the college, thanked the Emir one year during which they and Interior Ministry’s cadets for patronising the ceremony and obtained the diploma of military at Ahmed Bin Mohammed honouring graduates and said the science, he added. Military College. Emir’s presence was a clear indi- He thanked the Minister of The ceremony was attended by cation of his care and attention to State for Defence Affairs and the the Prime Minister and Interior Qatari youth. Chief of Staff for constant sup- Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah Brigadier Al Nuaimi said the port for college. He also thanked bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, college, established in 1996 fol- the ministry, Lekhwiya and Emiri ministers, top officers from the lowing directives of the Father Guard for support and effective Armed Forces and the Ministry Emir, aimed to qualify police and interaction that contributed to of Interior and heads of military army officer cadets in various implementation of the college’s colleges of friendly countries. scientific disciplines. “Today, we programmes and plans. The Emir honoured outstand- celebrate the graduation of 92 The Emir also met heads ing graduates and reviewed a officer cadets of military sectors of military colleges from Gulf, parade by the graduates with slow and brotherly and friendly states. Arab and friendly countries at march and normal march. They are from the Armed Forces, the college and discussed topics The graduates handed over police, Internal Security Forces of mutual interest. The Prime The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani honouring one of the graduates. the flag to the 11th. An order for (Lekhwiya), Emiri Guard, State Minister was present. QNA

Qatar Red Crescent takes part in SEC events to promote healthy lifestyle

DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent for a Better Health’ which Independent Primary School for (QRC) took part in several attracted about 150 participants. Boys, Al Aqsa Preparatory School events organised by Supreme In both events, QRC had a pavil- for Girls, Al Andalus Preparatory Education Council (SEC) and ion to receive students, teachers and Secondary Private Schools conducted lectures and training and staff to highlight its role in for Boys, Zubaida Secondary courses for schools, banks, com- society, train them in first aid, dis- School for Girls and Al Khansaa panies and institutions. tribute health education handouts Independent Primary School for A total of 1,255 people attended and recruit volunteers, especially Girls. the lectures and courses. for the Disaster Management QRC held first aid courses for QRC’s Medical Affairs Camp to be held in April. firms and institutions, attended Department took part in the It also delivered a lecture on by some 305 people. Eleven cultural and educational week its first aid programme and its courses in Arabic and English organised by Omar Ibn Al importance for lifesaving, encour- were also held for 175 employ- Khattab Independent Secondary aged healthy lifestyle, distributed ees of Qatar National Bank. The School for Boys under the theme gifts to students and networked trainees learned the basics of ‘Biggest Wealth’ to fight smoking with representatives of partici- first aid, surface water rescue and tobacco-chewing and high- pating organisations. and cardiopulmonary resuscita- light their dangers. Under the School Programme, tion, how to deal with cases of It also participated in a three- QRC organised seven lectures on suffocation, bleeding, injury, frac- day safety and security exhibi- healthy food, personal hygiene ture, burn, epilepsy, poisoning and tion organised by Abo Hanifa and first aid. The lectures were heat exhaustion; and techniques Independent Model School for attended by about 500 students, of moving the injured to hospital. QRC officials receiving visitors at their pavilion at the ‘Together for a Better Health’ exhibition. Boys under the theme ‘Together teachers and parents at Al Andalus THE PENINSULA Vodafone unveils latest Food inspectors get field training BlackBerry Classic DOHA: The Food Inspectors Rehabilitation Team of the DOHA: Vodafone Qatar has smartphone is built to meet the Ministry of Municipality and launched latest BlackBerry needs of productive people who Urban Planning joined inspec- Classic now available in its appreciate the speed and accuracy tors on a tour that covered retail stores and eShop at www. that can be found with a physical many restaurants and hotels. vodafone.qa/go/BBClassic. QWERTY keyboard,” said Marc They focused on health require- With the familiar Qwerty Norris, Chief Commercial Officer. ments to be met by the outlets design and high-performance fea- Stocks are available at the with regard to food preparation tures, BlackBerry Classic is priced company’s stores in Landmark and handling of venues. at QR1,799 and comes with 1GB Mall, City Centre Mall, Villaggio, Officers were told about of free local data valid for 30 days Msheireb, Al Khor, Al Wakra, health requirements, ways to for Vodafone Prepaid customers Al Gharafa, Al Shafi Street, Al ensure compliance, the inspec- and 6GB of free local data valid Furousiyah and Ezdan Mall, Lulu tion method and measures to be for 30 days for Vodafone Postpaid and Al Nasr. adopted by inspectors as soon as customers. Customers can also BlackBerry Classic upgrades the they enter a restaurant, hotel avail themselves of the compa- BlackBerry Bold 9900 experience or food outlet until the end of ny’s trade-in offer and exchange with three times faster browser, inspection. their old handsets for the new 60 percent more screen space, 50 Workers were familiarised with BlackBerry Classic. They can percent longer battery life and hygiene requirements mandated check the value of their devices greater variety of applications by the municipalities. before trade-in at www.vodafone. through BlackBerry World and The tour was part of the qa/tradein Amazon Appstore. BlackBerry Institutional Qualification “The BlackBerry Classic Classic is built on BlackBerry’s Programme organised by the min- responds to customer demand for secure operating system, with istry to help improve inspection. a familiar design with the security built-in protection against viruses, The inspectors were accompa- and speed of BlackBerry 10 for tampering and data leaks. It is pri- nied by Dr Ahmed Abu Mustafa, superior productivity, communi- vate by default, protecting users Legal Adviser at the municipality, cations and collaboration. with encrypted email, web brows- Inspectors interact with staff at one of the outlets. and Dr Helmi Al Fakhrani. “The BlackBerry Classic ing and BBM. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Speed cut causes more jams on expressway

DOHA: Doha Expressway is problem of jams and expressed getting stressed. radars and this obstructs traffic witnessing more traffic jams concern that the name ‘Doha Yousef Al Sulaiti, another flow the busy highway,” he said. than before after authorities Expressway’ no longer reflects Qatari, said the road has become Mohammed Al Marri, decided to reduce the speed the reality. one of the most congested in another motorist, said the road limit from 100kmph to 80km “The problem on the road is the country and jams are being should have a speed limit of last week. not about speed limits. One of extended to neighbouring roads. 120km and that the reduction Several residents said they the causes of jams is poor road “The viable solution is to to 80km was the biggest joke were frustrated over having design, especially the entry and restore the speed limit to 100km authorities have made. to stay in the jams on the busy exit points.. and increase the number of He said the decision should be road for almost double the time “Officials should redesign the radars,” he said. reversed immediately to ensure they used to spend before the road and increase the number Al Sulaiti also expressed con- smooth traffic on the highway. speed limit change. of lanes to cope with increas- cern that the situation would Saleh Ahmed, another resi- Patrols have been closing ing traffic. There is another worsen as schools re-open for dent, suggested that the road other points of entry to the road problem — there are no emer- the next term after vacation. should be put under 24-hour from Immigration Roundabout gency paths and those for bik- Khalifa Al Suwaidi, yet surveillance and speed limits to Sudan Intersection to ease ers. Bikers very often meet with another Qatari, said the should be adjusted according to traffic which has led to more accidents because of the poor expressway connects Doha the time of the day or weekends. traffic for the feeder roads, design of the road.” to the northern area and it is “The speed limit should be reports Al Raya. He urged officials to find a important that the speed limit 80km in the morning when Abdul Aziz Ahmed, a Qatari, proper solution to the problem on the road is at least 100km. there are more cars and should complained that the speed limit that is forcing people to spend “Most motorists move very be 120km during non-rush reduction has exacerbated the more time on the road and slowly on the road to avoid the hours.” THE PENINSULA www.swiss-belhotel.com Tel Fax Emir gets phone call from Ban Tel DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Fax Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received a phone call from the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, who thanked him for Tel the constructive role played by Fax Qatar to resolve the crisis in Libya by seeking to bridge the gap in views between conflict- ing parties and urging them Tel + 974 44298888 to reach a peaceful solution to achieve security, stability and Fax unity of the Libyan people and territory. 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Challenge 22 is inviting appli- proof of concept during Phase 2. ‘Metrash2’ to ensure their names “My professors encouraged me cants in the GCC to submit The roadshow started in are on the list. to try — even if you don’t win, proposals related to three key Kuwait and ends on February 17 THE PENINSULA/QNA at least you tried.” themes that address challenges in the UAE. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME / MIDDLE EAST Military college ‘one Qatar keen to boost economic of the world’s best’ DOHA: The Minister of State sidelines of the graduation cer- relations with Germany for Defence Affairs H E Major emony of the 10th batch of the General Hamad bin Ali Al college. Attiyah yesterday said Ahmed He said the college has attracted Bin Mohammed Military 118 students from eight countries Minister meets Lower Saxony Prime Minister and his trade delegation College, based on directives of and the batch’s top graduate is the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim an Omani who was awarded the DOHA: The Minister of bin Hamad Al Thani, has Sword of Honour. Economy and Commerce H E become one of the best special- The Minister expressed pleas- Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al ised scientific facilities in the ure over the graduation of the Thani yesterday met the vis- world in terms of curriculum, 10th batch and said the Emir’s iting Prime Minister of the infrastructure, equipment and patronage of the ceremony German state of Lower Saxony, capacity. reflects the college’s accomplish- Stephan Weil, and his trade del- Al Attiyah was speaking on the ments year after year. QNA egation and reviewed economic ties. They also discussed ways of further expanding cooperation. Qatar and Germany share historic relationships and coop- Success in ‘Education eration in many areas, including trade and investments. As a result, the Europe’s big- gest economy has become Qatar’s for All’ highlighted fifth largest trading partner in terms of imports. SHARM EL SHEIKH: and the Egyptian Ministry of Both countries over the years The Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani (right), the Prime Minister of The Minister of Education Education. He said the event fea- have singed agreements and Lower Saxony of Germany, Stephan Weil (centre) and the Chairman of Qatar Chamber, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim and Higher Education and tured workshops and roundtables memorandum of understand- Al Thani, attending a meeting organised by the German Industry and Commerce Office (AHK) and the chamber at Secretary-General of the on educational issues, including ings on consolidating ties and MIA in Doha yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT Supreme Education Council the best practices and trends in establishing a vibrant economic (SEC) H E Dr Mohammed the presence of Arab and inter- partnership. Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi national experts. The Minister also addressed a Emir’s visit to Germany. We are others. Qatar is also strongly diversify its energy-rich economy hailed the regional conference He said Qatar, thanks to direc- meeting of Qatari businessmen looking forward to further deep- contributing to the German and has realised tangible achieve- of Arab countries on education tives of the Emir H H Sheikh with their German counterparts, ening and expanding areas of economy with huge public and ments, including enhancing the post-2015 which ended yester- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attended by Weil and Sheikh cooperation to create sustainable private investments in various role of the private sector in vari- day in Sharm El Sheikh. made giant steps to achieve Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani, partnerships,” he said. sectors of the economy. Many ous sectors of the economy. He praised the organisers for what it pledged to the interna- Chairman, Qatar Chamber, at German firms are playing an Qatari institutions own stakes, “The existing condition pro- the quality of preparations that tional community and Unesco to Museum of Islamic Art. important role in Qatar’s develop- with varying percentages, in sev- vides a favourable base and resulted in the success of the implement Dakar Framework The Minister highlighted that ment story. The number of active eral big German holding firms in opportunity, especially for pri- forum and recommendations as for Action in 2000. Qatar has last year’s visit of the Emir H H German companies, with 100 per- the automobile, real estate and vate businesses, to further expand it discussed ways of achieving achieved high standards of the six Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al cent capital, has increased to 27, other sectors. cooperation. We are optimistic quality and sustainable education. objectives of Education For All, in Thani to Germany created good in addition to 112 joint companies Qatar also has agreements on about this meeting and upcom- The Minister was speaking at line with its National Vision 2030 opportunity to strengthening (with local partnership), working exporting liquefied natural gas ing visits of trade delegations to the closing ceremony of the three- and education and training strat- relations. in various sectors of the economy, to Germany, hub of a wide range explore investment opportuni- day forum, organised by Unesco egies. QNA “Qatar has become one of the including trade, construction, of world-class manufacturing ties in different areas for mutual most important investment des- services, telecommunications, industries. benefits by establishing long- tinations of Germans. The trade infrastructure development such The Minister said Qatar is term partnerships,” the Minister Professions are changed delegation is the result of the as railways, roads, medical and moving forward with its plan to added. THE PENINSULA to bring families Continued from page 1 profession to enjoy that privilege. Interfaith dialogue, cooperation urged Asked what could be the ben- The daily meanwhile said the efit for the convict for trying to convict didn’t attend many court DOHA: Georgetown University Law School’s Dubai branch cam- change his profession, a legal hearings. in Qatar (GU-Q) hosted Fr. pus was a perfect fit to train observer told this newspaper The court issued its ruling Victor Assouad, a Syrian students in the region because it that some people who are here in absentia of the convict and Christian whose family provides teaching in English and for sometime in occupations ordered that all his personal migrated to Lebanon and who Arabic. that don’t allow them to bring belongings be confiscated. has lived and worked through- A lunchtime presentation the their families try to change their THE PENINSULA out the region, to give a keynote day before included a slide show address ‘Jesuit Education in the of projects in the Arab world that Arab World Context’. encourage education, interfaith Fr. Victor discussed promot- exchange and give attention to All processed cheese ing interfaith dialogue between marginalised communities. Muslims and Christians, insti- They included a vocational tutional ties in the Middle East workshop in Egypt that pro- through education, and providing vides economic opportunities for safe, says SCH relief for Syrian refugees. the poor and a soup kitchen in Addressing students, faculty Aleppo, Syria, run by three Jesuits Continued from page 1 is made using different types of and staff, Fr. Victor shared pri- and volunteers, that provides The SCH explained that cheese fresh and ripened cheese adding orities of the Jesuits in the Middle 60,000 refugees with daily meals. burns basically because of the salt and other ingredients that East and the Maghreb and said, “The situation today in Syria is presence of fat and carbohydrates make it soft or solid. “As Jesuits, we seek to encourage dramatic. It’s a priority today to but the smell is totally different Sometimes milk or non-milk dialogue and interfaith exchange. just feed starving people,” he said. from that of burning plastic. fat is added, along with colours I believe that when we are open The keynote address was part Plastic cannot be used as a food and preservatives. The final prod- to dialogue, it’s something that of an annual programme, Jesuit ingredient because it will neither uct comes in different shapes or will make us all grow from both Heritage Week, which celebrates digest nor decompose, contrary to in bottles, said the statement. sides, it benefits both sides. We the university’s Jesuit heritage what happens while eating cheese, “Laboratory tests were con- give the best of what we have, with the founding of the main it added. ducted on all processed cheese and we receive the best of what campus in Washington DC in Cheese products are classi- like other types of cheese and the the other has, so it’s always a rich 1789. fied into three types based on results confirmed that they are experience to be open to others.” Fr. Victor Assouad, a Syrian Christian, delivering a keynote address ‘Jesuit Other activities included an the method of production- white free from any plastic material,” On other priorities of their Education in the Arab World Context’. interfaith prayer, the screening (fresh) cheese, ripened cheese and it added. work in the region, he said, “We of a movie and a presentation ‘We processed cheese. The last type THE PENINSULA want to contribute to building are all equal in His eyes’ by Amal, civil society and supporting val- the birthplace of the three great university in Beirut. St. Joseph’s a GU-Q student-led group that ues of human dignity, and we monotheistic faiths — Islam, is one of Lebanon’s largest univer- promotes accessibility for those want to work for reconciliation Christianity and Judaism.” sities with about 12,000 students. with special needs. Marriage hall complex and peace in the region, which is He also spoke about their He said Université Saint Joseph THE PENINSULA gaining popularity

Continued from page 1 should be borne by the groom and The hall complex is gaining his family, according to the Qatari Jordan holds prisoner as IS deadline ends popularity as most of them are tradition. booked until July. There are, A marriage ordinarily costs AMMAN: Jordan yesterday under increased military pres- though, few bookings in June. no less than a million riyals and said it was still holding an sure from US-led air strikes and On certain days of the week, much of it goes to pay for the Iraqi would-be suicide bomber Kurdish and Iraqi troops pushing like Wednesdays, Thursdays and wedding’s venue and banquet. The as a deadline for her release to reverse its territorial gains in Fridays, the complex is fully exorbitant costs are responsible set by Islamic State (IS) mili- Iraq and Syria. booked, according to the website for delayed marriages among the tants who threatened to kill a About an hour before the new of Al Rayan event management youth. Jordanian pilot unless she was deadline was due to pass, govern- company. The marriage hall complex handed over by sunset ended ment spokesman Mohammad Al The company has been assigned built by the government to help yesterday. Momani said Jordan was still to manage the wedding hall com- the community is given on a token An audio message purportedly holding Al Rishawi. plex, located at the entrance rent to eligible Qataris (Qataris from a Japanese journalist also “We want proof ... that the pilot of Al Rafa Street on Doha-Al marrying within the community captured by the insurgents said is alive so that we can proceed Shahaniya Road. and for the first time). the pilot would be killed unless with what we said yesterday -- The marriage halls are being The overnight rent is QR2,500 Jordan freed Sajida Al Rishawi, exchanging the prisoner with our made for Qatari youths on the and a refundable deposit of who is on death row for her role pilot,” Al Momani said. instructions of the top leader- another QR2,500 is to be made. in a 2005 suicide bomb attack The pilot, Muath Al Kasaesbeh, ship of the country since renting People must pay for food but that killed 60 people in Amman. was captured after his jet private halls or hotels as marriage since private caterers are given The message postponed a pre- crashed in northeastern Syria in venues works out quite expensive. the premises free, including vious deadline set on Tuesday in December during a bombing mis- Safi Yousef (centre), father of Jordanian pilot Muath Al Kasaesbeh, leaves Some estimates suggest that kitchen facilities, they must pro- which the journalist, Kenji Goto, sion against IS. a news conference where he asked IS to pardon and release his son, in the rents of private halls and vide food for marriages at subsi- said he would be killed within 24 “We have not received any Amman, yesterday. hotels for a night for wedding vary dized rates. hours if Al Rishawi was not freed. evidence that Al Kasaesbeh is from QR150,000 ($41,192) to a The low rent and food costs are The hostage crisis comes as alive. This is what we asked and coordinating with Japanese governments to work for his staggering QR500,000 ($1,37,306). making the halls tick, community IS, which has released videos have not received any proof,” Al authorities to secure the release release, saying that she feared They add up to the costs of a sources say. showing the beheadings of five Momani said. of Goto, a veteran war reporter. this was his last chance. Qatari marriage, much of which THE PENINSULA Western hostages, is coming He said Jordan was Goto’s wife urged both REUTERS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 ISLAM www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 A message to perfect morals

BY A S HALAWANI bad manners from me. Here I am at Thy Prophet enjoyed and represented dur- It was the good nature and noble service, and Grace is to Thee and the whole ing his entire life, even before receiving nyone who reads the life story of good is in Thine hand...” (Muslim) revelation from Allah the Almighty. of Prophet Muhammad (peace character of the Prophet Muhammad Based on the above, a true Muslim It was the good nature and noble char- and blessings be upon him) (peace be upon him) that made all should be marked with good manners acter of the Prophet (PBUH) that made Awill be amazed by the weight as good manners are one of the objectives all people feel passionate towards him. put on morals and good manners be it people feel passionate towards him. of the mission of Prophet Muhammad Amazingly, many of his past enemies between the Prophet and his Lord, his (PBUH). Allah says in His Ever-Glorious turned into intimate friends who loved Companions, his family, his neighbors, Amazingly, many of his past enemies Qur’an: It is He who has sent among the him and would sacrifice their fathers and and the whole society including the unlettered a Messenger from themselves mothers for him as well. unfaithful. turned into intimate friends who loved reciting to them His verses and purifying As a man, the Prophet (PBUH) wit- Here is the testimony of one of the them and teaching them the Book and wis- nessed the ups and downs of life: he went Companions who accompanied the him and would sacrifice their fathers dom– although they were before in clear through richness and poverty, power Prophet for a very long time. It is Anas error. (AlJumu’ah 62: 2) and weakness, health and illness, and ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with and mothers for him as well. The ‘purification’ mentioned in the living away from home and stable set- him), the Prophet’s servant, who said, above verse encompasses purification tlement, etc. Notwithstanding, he was a “I served the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and disciplining of the soul in accord- prime example of the noblest of morals for ten years, and, by Allah, he never said to good manners and the lofty position it no other choice but accepting retaliation. ance with the best of all morals as well throughout. Therefore, Allah addresses me any harsh word, and he never said to me occupies in the religion of Allah. Indeed, In Christianity, forgiveness was manda- as refining the soul and riding it of dirt him in the Quran saying, ...And indeed, about a thing as to why I had done that and both understandings are correct and tory and revenge or retaliation never was be it physical or spiritual. Hence, one can you are of a great moral character. as to why I had not done that.” (Muslim) valid and both denote the immense sig- an option. derive from the above ayah as well as (Al Qalam 68: 4) They say that in times of anger and nificance of good morals in Islam. However, the two options are avail- the aforementioned hadiths that morals Many are those who can speak well fear the inner self surfaces. In such unu- Allah blessed His Prophet (PBUH) able as far as Islam, the seal of all divine constitute one of the most outstanding and invite people to Allah and at the sual emotional conditions the real self with the sum of all noble and lofty man- legislation, is concerned. The heir or objectives of Islam and the mission of same time educate them about mor- intertwined with its innate character- ners. The Almighty says: And indeed, you guardian of the killed person’s rights is Prophet Muhammad (peace and bless- als. However, teaching manners cannot istics appear and one acts accordingly. are of a great moral character. free to choose either to take revenge or ings be upon him). be carried out through giving lectures, So, an incident like the following reveals (Quran 68: 4) to show mercy. He is allowed either to attending training courses or reading the true character of the Prophet (peace In the same vein, when Lady `A’ishah retaliate in a way as to deter all other FRUITS OF GOOD MANNERS textbooks. A skilled teacher can assign and blessings be upon him). Anas ibn (may Allah be pleased with her) was wrongdoers in the society, or to pardon The Prophet was ‘the ideal’ propaga- his students to read a textbook on good Malik said: asked about the character or morals of the murderer as a sign of showing mercy tor who practiced propagation through manners. “While I was walking with the Prophet Prophet Muhammad (peace and bless- and magnanimity. observing the best of all manners; a mat- But, this is not the best way possible to who was wearing a Najrani outer gar- ings be upon him) she said:, “His morals Thus, Islam never ignores or overlooks ter which made many incline with their inculcate morals in the minds and hearts ment with a thick hem, a Bedouin came were the morals of the Quran.” (Muslim) any of the needs of man or his psycho- hearts towards him and urged them to of others. Morals are not pieces of infor- upon the Prophet and pulled his garment Abdullah ibn Amr mentioned the logical demands. In short, one is entirely willingly and lovingly sacrifice their own mation to be learnt by heart and then so violently that I could recognise the Messenger (PBUH) saying that he was free either to take revenge and establish lives for him. Allah Almighty says, recalled whenever need necessitates. impress of the hem of the garment on neither a fahish nor a mutafahish (never justice on earth or to forgive and set a So by mercy from Allah, (O Muhammad), Instead, morals are conduct, practice his shoulder, caused by the violence of used bad language). Abdullah ibn Amr good example of grace. you were lenient with them. And if you had and application. his pull. Then the Bedouin said, ‘Order added, Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: Morals can be defined as the reflec- been rude (in speech) and harsh in heart, Among the greatest things we need for me something from Allah’s fortune “The best among you are those who have the tion of man’s inner deep self. Man has they would have disbanded from about you. today is to provide role models of good which you have.’ The Prophet turned to best manners and character.” (Bukhari) two images: an apparent image which (Aal Imran 3: 159) manners for others to emulate. One him and smiled, and ordered that a gift be Indeed, morals are not something is his outer physical appearance; and, Truly, the Companions had a great love might be touched by an eloquent lecturer given to him.” (Bukhari) superficial that can be ignored or done an inner image which represents his of the Prophet (PBUH) so that many of on manners such as loyalty, truthfulness, Yes, the Prophet (PBUH) turned to without. Rather, they are the basics of inherent innate self. The former can be the then contemporary observers were benevolence and say, “That’s very nice!” him in a friendly manner, gave him a life as advocated by religion. Even the described as attractive, ugly or ordinary; amazed by seeing such unprecedented However, as they say, “Actions speak radiant smile, and he further rewarded acts of worship ordained in Islam are while the latter can be described as good love or any of its signs. It was during louder than words.” One cannot really him with a financial gift! not empty or vague rituals that may or bad. This is what is referred to as the Hudaibiyah Treaty when Urwah ibn impress the hearts of his audience unless burden man with obscure or meaning- morals or ethics. Masud came to the Prophet to negotiate he practices what he preaches or as some GOOD MANNERS less movements or exercises. Instead, This raises a very important ques- with him and after he returned to the say, “To walk the talk!” Prophet Shuaib Good manners occupy one of the great- they are regular exercises to help man tion: Are morals gifted or acquired? In Quraishites he told them commenting (peace be upon him), said in the Quran: est positions in Islam as the Prophet live one’s beliefs while observing good short, some morals are gifts from Allah on what he had seen as saying, And I do not intend to differ from you in (PBUH) is reported to have said: “ I was manners no matter what the conditions while others can be earned and obtained “O people! By Allah, I have been to the that which I have forbidden you. sent by Allah to only perfect the sublime are. Concerning Salah (i.e., Prayer), through striving against one’s self on the kings and to Caesar, Khosrau and Najashi, (Hud 11: 88) morals.” (Ahmad) for example, Allah says: …and establish way of purification and seeking moral yet I have never seen any of them respected In the same vein, the late Sheikh As if the Prophet (PBUH) summed up Prayer. Indeed, Prayer prohibits immorality perfection. The Prophet (PBUH) used by his courtiers as much as Muhammad is Muhammad Al Ghazali cites in his book, his entire divine mission in this matter. and wrongdoing. (AlAnkabut 29: 45) to pray to Allah to perfect his manners respected by his companions...” (Bukhari) Manners of the Muslim (P. 6), the follow- There is nothing weird in this if we In connection with the above hadith and refine them as saying, “O Lord! As Many Companions sacrificed their ing dialogue. Once a Muslim scholar was come to understand ‘morals’ as the rela- where the Prophet (PBUH) says: “I was You have beautified my image, so beau- lives for the protection of the Prophet asked, ‘Have you ever read Aristotle’s tionship between man and Allah and sent by Allah to only perfect the sublime tify my manners.” (Ahmed) Here, he is during battles with their own free will Morals of the Soul?’ He answered, ‘No. But between him and the rest of mankind; a morals.”, scholars say that the previous referring to the above outer as well as and to the pleasure of Allah and His I have ‘read’ Muhammad ibn Abdullah’s matter which sums up the whole faith divine missions brought to humanity by inner images of the human self. Messenger (PBUH). They preferred morals of the soul!’ Yes, some people of Islam. preceding Messengers and Prophets of He also used to supplicate to Allah, that they would be slaughtered and that might have read Aristotle’s and other How to deal with the Creator? How Allah all of them advocated good morals, saying: “O Lord! I seek refuge in You from the Prophet would not be pierced with a philosophers’ as well. However, Muslims to worship Him and avoid what may but, in this last message, the Prophet dissension, hypocrisy and bad manners.” thorn or hurt in any manner. have read — and many of them have incur His wrath? How to deal with the (PBUH) brought with him the most per- (Abu Dawud) But, why was that? Why did the already lived and witnessed — the noble created including the Angels, Prophets fect of all manners. Consider the follow- Asking Allah to endow him with good Companions feel that great love for him morals of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Messengers, righteous people and ing example of retaliation (Arabic: Qisas) manners and protect him from bad to the extent that they forsook their for quite a long time. In so doing, they otherwise, relatives and all the others? to get this straight forward. behaviour, the Prophet is reported to families, properties, wealth and every- found all that which has been imagined Notwithstanding, if we understand In Judaism, for instance, it was inevi- have said: “…and guide me in the best of thing for his sake? The answer to this by the past philosophers — and even ‘morals’ in the narrow sense of the word table that a killed person be avenged by conduct for none but Thee guideth anyone is simple. They did so — and even much much more— represented in and per- which is dealing with mankind only, then killing the murderer while the heir or (in) good conduct. Keep bad manners away more — because they themselves were sonified by the character of the Prophet. the hadith denotes the significance of defender of the killed person’s rights had from me, for none else but Thou can remove eyewitnesses of the great morals the www.onislam.net The Prophet’s mission and structure

BY BY HAYA MUHAMMAD EID sought-after goal of a believer. Wherever they find it, they are more worthy of it.”(7) “O people, it was the duty of every prophet This prophetic educational methodology before me to guide his Ummah (universal nation) was sent down by God, for both moral and to whatever he knew was good for them, and intellectual instruction, whose profitability warn them against whatever he knew was bad depends on the individual. Just as land varies for them.”(1) Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon in its fertility and capability to absorb and him) thus proclaimed his mission. benefit from rain, so does mankind in its capa- he Prophet came to bring every kind bility to accept and benefit from this Revealed of good into people’s lives and ban- Knowledge. The Prophet said: “The guidance ish every kind of evil, as outlined by and knowledge with which God has sent me German footballer Tthe Quran in three coherent tasks, is like abundant rain falling on the earth; a progressing from reciting, to purifying, and portion of it was fertile soil that absorbed finally, to teaching. rainwater and produced vegetation and grass reverts to Islam It is He Who sent among the unlettered ones a in abundance. Another portion of it was hard Messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves, and held the rainwater and God benefited the ermany’s young footballer Danny Blum has announced to recite to them His Revelations, to purify them, people with it; so they drank, watered their his reversion to Islam, describing his new faith as a and to teach them the Book and Wisdom, although animals, and irrigated their land. Another religion of hope and strength. “Islam gives me hope and they had been before in manifest error. (2) portion of it was barren; it could neither hold Gstrength. Prayer calms my soul,” Blum told Bild newspa- The Prophet had a clear target and a well- water nor produce vegetation. per on Monday. “I was short-tempered, erratic and did not know defined path for realising it. This is an example of the person who com- where I belong,” he added. His first task was reciting God’s Words to prehends God’s Religion and benefits from that Blum joined 1. FC Nürnberg in Bavaria last July. The team people to wipe out illiteracy. To choose what with which God has sent me, and so learns and plays in the Second Division of professional football in Germany, is good, people first need to know what consti- teaches others. And an example of a person the Bundesliga. Shortly after joining the team, he injured his knee tutes true good. Hearing God’s Words divinely who pays it no heed and does not accept God’s and was forced eventually to take six months off. changes the hearer from a state of ignorance Guidance with which I have been sent.”(8) A few weeks ago, he took the decision to revert to Islam, joining to having knowledge of the meaning and pur- Footnotes: the world’s fastest growing religion. pose of life, of what is good and evil, right and 1. Narrated by ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘As, “Living in the lap of luxury. Every weekend make alarm. No wrong, lawful and unlawful. The Prophet’s sec- up the two parallel quests for the success and Sahih Muslim, Book of Imarah (Leadership), responsibility for anything. And what actually comes after retire- ond task was moral purification and self-devel- happiness of believers in the two abodes.(4) Hadith no. 3431. ment?” the questions came to Blum as he sat at home. opment of people, by weeding out that which Our Lord, give us in this world that which is 2. Translated meanings of Al-Jumu‘ah 62: 2. Talking with his friends about religion, he landed in Islam. was evil, bad, and useless and cultivating that good and in the Hereafter that which is good. (5) 3. Narrated by Zaid bin Arqam, Sahih “I have visited a mosque and I immediately risen the heart. I which was good, virtuous, and beneficial. Wisdom is the sought-after goal of a Muslim, Book of Dhikr (Remembrance of felt this is something for me and wanted to know more,” Blum His third task — education — followed puri- believer... God), Supplication, Repentance and Seeking told Bild. Ever since, he prays five times a day and eat halal food. fication, because knowledge devoid of morality Finally, through the Sunnah (acts, sayings, Forgiveness, Hadith no. 4899. Informing his parents with his decision, the 24-year-old player is self-destructive. It only begets arrogance and approvals of the Prophet), the Prophet nur- 4. Ghazi Sobhi Akbik, Al-Qur’an Manhaju said they were scared at first. and vanity. It is the kind of knowledge from tures the capacity for wisdom, which is defined Haya. “They are devout Christians. But soon they said that I have to which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon as rightness of one’s actions, statements, and 5. Translated meanings of Al-Baqarah 2: 201. go that route if I believe that it is right,” he said. him) sought refuge. “O God, we seek refuge in intentions, or doing what is right, at the right 6. The second definition is by Ibn Al-Qayyim, “Islam is a peaceful religion. My faith says: never force anyone You from useless knowledge.” (3) time, in the right way, and in the right place.(6) Madarij Al-Salikin. to do what he does not want. If you think, it has to come volun- Once hearts have been purified, they become The Prophet broadened its scope to include 7. Narrated by Abu Hurairah, Sunan tarily from the heart!” receptive to the comprehensive knowledge of any beneficial wise word or act; searching Al-Tirmidhi, Book of Knowledge, Hadith no. 2611. Germany is believed to be home to nearly 4 million Muslims, the Quran, which places in one scale of the for and attaining it, from wherever or who- 8. Abu Musa Al-Ash‘ary, Sahih Al-Bukhary, including 220,000 in Berlin alone. Turks make up an estimated balance the knowledge of this world, and in the ever it comes, is a goal in itself, a broaden- Book of Knowledge, Hadith no. 77. two thirds of the Muslim minority. other the knowledge of religion. They make ing of a Muslim’s horizons. “Wisdom is the www.onislam.net FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE European Union has decided to slap more sanctions on Russia amid rising tensions over Ukraine that have stoked fears of a second Cold War. Russia has been Thit by an economic slowdown that has hit its currency and brought out fears of a huge slump in output. As Russians Sullivan bows out of a worry and leave their country in large numbers owing to scarce employment opportunities and decrease in life chances owing to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adventurism in Crimea, one person remains unfazed and cool —Putin himself. The former KGB spy has weathered many a storm over changed blogosphere the years. He has revelled in taking on the West and riling BY ALYSSA ROSENBERG up NPR’s Code Switch blog. now is working on another publication responsible governments.Under Putin’s presidency, Russia But I do think that the relationship to be run by Jason Whitlock. has been spreading its sphere of influence by strong-arming ndrew Sullivan, who between blogging and legacy media has Looking at these changes, part of what former Soviet Republics Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and helped popularise blogging, changed, and has changed how some stood out to me is how much the people trying to sow fear in the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and announced at least a tem- bloggers understand their jobs. As who helped me when I was starting out Latvia. The three Baltic Republics, with their peaceful societies Aporary hiatus from his long- someone who had both embedded his as a blogger (with the possible excep- running site, the Dish, Wednesday, in a blog in a number of serious mainstream tion of Yglesias) have changed the way and placid polities,have been shaken by Russian warplanes move that set off the latest iteration in a media institutions and kept up an obses- they work on the Internet. Klein seems repeatedly trying to violate their air space. series of conversations about the future sive pace, a conversational style and an to be posting roughly once a day, which Intimidated by Russia, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry on and possible death of the blogosphere. assumption of a certain kind of relation- makes sense, given that he’s now help- Wednesday started distributing wartime survival manuals to “I am saturated in digital life and ship with his readers, Sullivan stands at ing to run a large publication. Ta-Nehisi schools in the country.The events in Ukraine and the Kremlin’s I want to return to the actual world an interesting intersection of a number Coates, who pulled off what once seemed intransigence has led to the Lithuanian government fearing again,” he explained in a farewell-for- of these currents, and it’s worth noting to be the blogging Holy Grail by creating now post. “I’m a human being before I the eddies he leaves in his wake. a consistently great comments section, a war-like situation in the small nation, which was a former am a writer; and a writer before I am a Part of what’s interesting about now posts every 10 days or every other Soviet Republic. The 98-page booklet offers to schoolchildren blogger, and although it’s been a joy and Sullivan’s blogging trajectory is the ways week while he works on longer pieces and teachers advice for emergency and wartime situations. a privilege to have helped pioneer a gen- in which he travelled in the opposite for the Atlantic. The instructions include setting uinely new form direction from so many of his imitators. The way I write has changed, too. I up bunkers to dealing with hostage of writing, I yearn The Daily Dish started independently, post somewhat less often than I used President dramas and carrying out evacuations. for other, older then moved to Time, then moved to to. And while the subjects I choose to forms. I want to the Atlantic and finally to the Daily write about tend to be a way for me to Vladimir Though the government hasn’t said it The subject read again, slowly, Beast, before Sullivan took it inde- workshop ongoing intellectual and criti- Putin’s is Russia that is has forced it to takethe of burnout carefully. I want pendent again, albeit with the cushion cal concerns, I no longer write with the alarmist action, it is understood that to absorb a dif- of a loyal subscriber base who let him expectation that you all are going to read intransigence Vilnius has been intimidated by Putin’s frequently ficult book and maintain the site as real company with every post and pick up on every twist adventurisms in the region. comes up when walk around in employees and revenue, rather than as and turn in my thinking. Instead, each is making it my own thoughts the outpost of a lone obsessive with a piece feels like it has to stand alone, with London yesterday complained that harder for people talk with it for a WordPress account. a thesis, supporting paragraphs and a two Russian military aircraft flying close about changes in while. I want to Far more often, the journey is from clear conclusion. Russians and to its airspace on Wednesday disrupted have an idea and solo operator to part of a larger institu- The subject of burnout frequently neighbouring commercial flights.The Foreign Office of blogging. But for let it slowly take tion. Matt Yglesias started as a blogger comes up when people talk about Britain said that the Russians came in me some of these shape, rather before joining the American Prospect, changes in blogging. But for me — and countries. from the north, flew past the West coast than be instantly and moving from there to the Atlantic, I suspect for entrepreneurs like those shifts in pace blogged. I want to ThinkProgress (where we were col- building Vox — some of these shifts in of Ireland and to the English Channel. write long essays leagues) and subsequently for Slate. pace and style are also a pace of the way British officials claimed that the aircraft, and style are that can answer Ezra Klein wrote for group blogs, then people read. I expect a lot of you come in which had not filed a flight plan, kept their transponders off and also a pace of more deeply and for the American Prospect (where he through social media, and maybe don’t were not communicating with air traffic controllers. the way people subtly the many hosted me as a guest blogger) and then read me regularly at all (though if you Putin may be lying low, but he is the one who is most questions that the here to The Post. Nate Silver went from decide to stick around, I run a dandy interested in the current goings on. After balking at western read. Dish years have Daily Kos, to his own FiveThirtyEight chat every Monday). presented to me. site which he subsequently took to the Bloggers these days have to speak to sanctions, he recently ended up telling Russians to prepare I want to write a New York Times. our loyal readers, and there are many for hardships under a flagging economy. As Brussels decided book.” Notably, when Yglesias, Klein and of you who have been kind enough to to impose more sanctions yesterday, former Soviet President I tend to agree with The Washington Silver decided to leave the establish- come with me from outlet to outlet. But Mikhail Gorbachev spoke against the move. The 83-year-old Post’s Chris Cillizza that publishing as ment outlets and strike out on their when we become part of larger outlets, Nobel Peace Laureate voiced fear of a ‘hot war’ building up in a platform absolutely isn’t dead. I also own, they founded new ventures that that means we can’t speak to you alone think blogging is far from over as means were offshoots of other large enterprises. anymore. Sullivan had an enormous the wake of repeated sanctions. “Unfortunately I cannot say for for new writers to workshop their ideas Yglesias and Klein, along with Post vet- reach, but the Dish still felt like it was sure that a Cold War will not lead to a ‘hot’ one”, he said. and to prove they have the sheer cussed- eran Melissa Bell, founded Vox as the very much written for a specific group Russia has grudges against the West, the chief of them being ness to keep up with the pace required general interest site of Vox Media, which of readers who were a known quantity. the eastward expansion of Nato. However the Kremlin, led by of contemporary journalists. Blogging’s was already operating a number of other That’s a quality I think might be passing Putin, should realise that an aggressive policy against Ukraine how I’ve gotten to know folks like Stacia properties. Silver took his talents to from the scene, and the conversation will and the West will only exacerbate Russian woes. Brown, who frequently guests for me ESPN, which had already started up the be different for it. WP-BLOOMBERG here, and Gene Demby, who now heads Bill Simmons-branded Grantland, and The other side Quote of Up in the air the day HE US-India relationship has Indian government flagged in energy. its people. But as in China, India’s air a previous Indian government, osten- often seemed more attractive But with the energetic Modi in charge, pollution is harming health and contrib- sibly putting it back on track. However, in theory than in practice. Obama made his second state visit to uting to climate change. The country it remains unclear whether the latest TThe world’s two largest New Delhi this week. There were some recently became the third-largest emit- agreement will be enough to attract democracies share concerns about modest accomplishments — and, as ter of greenhouse gases, behind China US nuclear firms into the Indian mar- Chinese expansionism; throw in big usual, some hints of how much more and the United States. ket — or whether the Indian Parliament economic potential and an active might be done. Obama and Modi made a bit of will have to act to convince them. U.S. China never pursues Indian immigrant population in the One obvious area of potential coop- progress on this front. They agreed to companies reacted with caution. trade with just one United States, and success seems eration was suggested by the sooty air proceed with an international treaty to All of this falls far short of the clear guaranteed. Yet both sides have often in and around the capital while Obama phase out hydrofluorocarbons, short- emissions commitment and timetable country’s trade felt disappointed in the results. was in town for lavish Republic Day cel- lived but potent greenhouse gases in that Obama struck with Chinese leaders market and we hope So President Obama and Prime ebrations. In some very back-of-the- appliances such as refrigerators and last year. India has resisted calls to for- Minister Narendra Modi deserve credit envelope calculations, Bloomberg News air conditioning units. The leaders mally cap its carbon dioxide emissions, to achieve equal trade for redoubling their efforts. In his sec- estimated that exposure to air pollution announced US financing for Indian and that’s not a sustainable position for ond term, President George W Bush during Obama’s short stay would shave solar projects and new cooperation the world’s third-largest emitter. It needs so as to make made a strong effort to improve ties. six hours off his life. Unlike China, India on air quality. They also trumpeted a to undertake a large-scale transforma- long-lasting trade. It took Obama a while to pick up the doesn’t go to great lengths to conceal “breakthrough” on a nuclear power deal tion of its chaotic energy sector. Li Keqiang baton, particularly as the previous the extent of its pollution problem from Bush struck nearly a decade ago with The Washington Post Chinese Premier FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Prosperity could define Sisi rule There are no indications that Sisi is losing the support of the generals. Also in favour of Sisi is support from Western powers who pump billions of dollars in aid into Egypt every year despite accusations of widespread abuse from human rights groups.

BY MAGGIE FICK Egypt expert Nathan Brown, a professor at George Washington University in the crackdown on protests in Egypt United States. is not expected to provoke Brown said “out of control” security widespread unrest that threat- forces acting with impunity and apparent Aens President Abdel Fattah Al lack of oversight are a liability for Sisi: Sisi’s rule, as most Egyptians crave an “If that is not corrected, (it) may lead to end to years of political turmoil that have a return to the general resentment that hammered their hopes of prosperity. moves outside of those pockets.” More than 25 people were killed at the One of those pockets is Matariya, a weekend when security forces quelled rundown Cairo suburb where 18 people Egyptian women during a demonstration in Cairo yesterday to protest the killing of activist Shaima Al Sabbagh. Shaima was killed in protesters angered by what many per- were killed on Sunday. Profanities con- clashes with police during a leftwing protest in central Cairo on January 24. ceive as a police state and a disregard demning Sisi are scrawled on buildings for free speech and human rights, as in the Brotherhood stronghold. There says he is fighting a war against terror- shopkeepers suggest Egyptians will con- oil prices. “The most significant risk is a well as the government’s crushing of the is also graffiti in support of the out- ism, an argument which has resonance tinue to overlook reported human rights steep decline in (Gulf) assistance if low oil Muslim Brotherhood. But the unrest is lawed Brotherhood. In a neighbourhood among Western states alarmed by the abuses, as long as Sisi delivers stability. prices persist before Egypt enacts serious unlikely to escalate dramatically as most of rough roads and unfinished buildings, rise of Islamic State militants. Other than their allies, few people reform and attracts serious international Egyptians back Sisi’s efforts to stabilise women sat outside a mosque waiting “The protests are not a threat to Sisi’s expressed concern over the deaths of foreign direct investment,” said Florence a nation roiled by upheaval since the for male neighbours to return from the rule but they show there is still discon- Islamists at the hands of security forces. Eid, of think-tank Arabia Monitor. toppling of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, say burial of 20-year-old Sayeed Said Halim. tent in the country and that has to be “The country is exhausted,” said A source familiar with government diplomats and analysts. Sisi’s long-term Residents said he was killed in crossfire addressed,” a senior Western diplomat said. Hamdeya Hussein, 64, who works at a thinking in the United Arab Emirates political survival may hinge instead on his during clashes between Islamist demon- Critics say Sisi has returned authoritar- stationery shop. She said she hopes the said support from Abu Dhabi for Sisi and efforts to stimulate the economy and cre- strators and security forces. Authorities, ian rule to Egypt while those around him thousands of Islamists in jail will die his policies will be “unwavering”. ate jobs in the Arab world’s most popu- blaming the Brotherhood for the vio- defend police tactics and say that the alter- there. “The security forces need to be Egypt’s senior security officials do not lous country, where the unemployment lence, said protesters were armed. “The native could result in unrest and chaos. tougher so that they finish them.” seem too concerned by the recent pro- rate has climbed from 8.9 percent to 13 protests will continue until we get our The fatal shooting of activist Shaimaa Sisi’s initial reforms focused not on the tests, which were followed by a series of percent since Mubarak’s rule. But the rights,” said Oum Ahmed, an honorific Sabbagh at a protest in downtown Cairo security sector, but on rebuilding Egypt’s bombs targeting police. Police Brigadier tactics used to put down the protests on used in the Middle East. on Saturday caused outcry amongst pro- economy. He cut politically-sensitive fuel Gamal Mukhtar told a news conference the anniversary of the 2011 uprising on Although Sunday’s protests were the democracy activists. Images of blood drip- subsidies, winning praise from foreign the Brotherhood had failed to muster Sunday — with witnesses saying police bloodiest since Sisi took office in June, ping from her face quickly spread on social investors - many of who have shunned support for the demonstrations, and opened fire with birdshot and live rounds key differences from the situation in 2011 media. “They want the country like under Egypt, along with tourists, due to the described the bombs as the “last kicks — reminded some Egyptians of the dec- allowed security forces to move decisively Mubarak. Rotten and silent, without any political and social unrest since Mubarak of a dying horse”. Egypt is far calmer ades of Mubarak’s iron-fisted rule. against activists in Cairo, Alexandria and talk,” said her friend Yehia el-Gaafry. was ousted. Even though the move was than a year ago, when Brotherhood pro- The diplomats and analysts warned smaller cities in the Nile Delta and the Authorities said her death was under unpopular at home, particularly among tests hammered tourism, a pillar of the that Sisi could not be complacent about south. During the 2011 revolt, soldiers investigation. But police show no signs the rural poor, there was no serious polit- economy. But if resentment about heavy- public anger over any authoritarianism. stood by as Egyptians protested because of softening. Armed with automatic ical backlash. Sisi’s long-term political handed police tactics spreads, police are They say the dynamics of the unrest Mubarak had alienated the military. weapons, they have been standing guard survival may hinge on mega-projects likely to take even tougher measures that could change if Sisi does not reform There are no indications that Sisi is los- all week near the spot where she was designed to boost the economy and create could undermine Sisi’s efforts to rescue the police, accused of widespread ing the support of the generals. Also in shot in the back. “The security sector in jobs. They include a second Suez Canal in the economy, analysts say. “Even if there human rights abuses in a clamp- favour of Sisi is support from Western Egypt, specifically the police in its cur- the spirit of the ambitious national pro- are no attacks in tourist areas and they down launched after the overthrow of powers who pump billions of dollars in rent shape and form, is a huge burden grammes of late president Gamal Abdel are safe, the political protests and vio- President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim aid into Egypt every year despite accusa- on any attempt, democratic or not, to Nasser, who was regarded as a hero by lence make headlines,” said Angus Blair, Brotherhood in 2013. tions of widespread abuse from human move this country forward,” said Karim many Egyptians. Much will also depend chairman of Signet Institute, a think- “There are significant pockets of rights groups. Ennarah, of the Egyptian Initiative for on whether Saudi Arabia and the UAE tank. “And there is then a perception cre- resistance and resentment and the While they call for democratic reforms, Personal Rights. But in downtown Cairo, who see the Brotherhood as an existen- ated that might dissuade some tourists alienation of those pockets is likely to Egypt’s Western allies have taken no where rare protests were held in the run- tial threat will remain staunch financial and investors from coming to, or invest- increase as the regime consolidates,” said tough measures to promote change. Sisi up to the anniversary, conversations with backers of Sisi despite dramatically lower ing in, Egypt.” REUTERS Greek uncertainty overshadows Iran ‘insider’ offers roadmap for peace EU decision on Russia sanctions BY PARISA HAFEZI ossein Mousavian thinks a big reason Iran has not struck BY ROBIN EMMOTT and ADRIAN a deal with six major powers over its nuclear programme CROFT boils down to a lack of understanding between Tehran and HWashington, and a lack of US appreciation for gestures reece’s new leftist government Iran has made. He’s in a position to know because he has held sensi- exasperated its EU allies yester- tive positions as a member of Iran’s National Security Council and as day at negotiations over extending a senior nuclear negotiator when President Hassan Rouhani served Gsanctions against Russia, leaving as the chief negotiator. Although Rouhani’s stance was regarded as the other 27 member states guessing as to pragmatic, the nuclear talks broke down in 2005. whether it would support new sanctions or Mousavian studied in the United States before Iran’s Islamic revolu- veto them. The foreign ministers of the 28 EU tion in 1979, the year when Iranian students took 52 Americans hostage member states were summoned to Brussels at the US embassy in Tehran. He says his book, Iran and the United for an emergency meeting yesterday after States: An Insider’s View on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace, aims pro-Russian rebels launched a new advance to explain the differences he sees as pre-dating their capture. last week. “The hostage crisis marks the Big Bang ostensibly as the beginning Nato says the advance — which included of the hostile relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the the shelling of the port city of Mariupol by United States,” Mousavian said. “Many of today’s points of contention rebels on Saturday that Kiev said killed 30 ... either did not exist or were insignificant at that time. There was no civilians — is backed by Russian troops on competition over hegemony in the region between the two countries, the ground and destroyed a five-month-old cultural differences had not emerged, the issue of Israel was a non- ceasefire. Leaders of several EU countries and factor and there was no dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme.” officials of the bloc itself in Brussels have said Mousavian says his book looks back to illustrate “how flawed analy- the new offensive must be met by an exten- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (right) and European Parliament President Martin Schulz after sis on both sides has created a cycle of mistrust that has not been sion of existing sanctions which were due to their meeting in the former’s office in Athens yesterday. addressed—let alone broken—to this date. “In fact, it has intensified as expire, as well as new measures to intensify a result of coercive policies on the part of the United States,” he said. the pressure on Moscow. Tsipras has not made his own position clear. territory the Kremlin calls “New Russia” in a As an example of how the US and Iran seem to pass like ships in EU officials had already drawn up an agree- His Syriza party has its roots in leftwing war that has so far killed 5,000 people. the night, his book notes that Iran worked with the United States in ment in advance of yesterday’s meeting for the movements, some of which were sympathetic A five-month-old ceasefire had led to some 2001 to fight against the Taliban, toppled by a US-led military cam- ministers to endorse, which would extend sanc- to Moscow during the Cold War, and Russia’s discussion about whether it was time to lift paign after Al Qaeda’s September 11 attacks on US cities. But George tions by six months and authorise new steps. ambassador was the first foreign official the sanctions or allow them to lapse. But the W Bush’s “axis of evil” rhetoric squelched any hopes of a rapproche- These could include capital markets restrictions new leader met after taking office on Monday. apparent rejection of the truce by Moscow- ment with Iran. “The current state of Iran-US relations is shaky and making it harder for Russian companies to refi- But Greece is also a Nato member that has backed rebels in the past week has led to calls unsustainable,” he says. “The two are locked in a conflict spiral which, nance and possibly affecting Russian sovereign long valued its role in the Western alliance. for more measures. Last year’s EU sanctions, if not addressed, could end in a destructive war.” bonds, EU officials have said. But Greece’s new Many Greeks sympathise with Russia, but also along with sanctions imposed by Washington Mousavian became a scapegoat for hardline former president Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has complained with Ukraine. and by other Western countries, have contrib- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. A Tehran court acquitted him of treason about the bloc taking decisions without consult- In a statement, Kotzias said some EU peers uted to an economic crisis in Russia also hit charges, but he was banned from holding a diplomatic position for ing his government first. Officials in the new had tried to present Greece with an unaccept- by falling prices for its energy exports. five years. Since 2009, he has been teaching at Princeton University. Greek government have given conflicting state- able fait accompli by issuing a statement on The talks on sanctions are a first test of Question: What motivated you to write this book? ments about their position. Ukraine on Tuesday without Greece’s agree- Tsipras’s ability to negotiate with European Answer: Primarily to present a fresh and untold view from Tehran “We will see in the course of the day how ment. “Anyone who thinks that in the name partners ahead of what are expected to be dif- ... in hopes of better understanding the root causes ... and eventually the discussion develops. It is no secret that of debt Greece will renounce its sovereignty ficult discussions about on Greece’s own debt. bringing the Iran-US conflict to an end. the new stance of the Greek government and its active participation in European policy Tsipras was elected primarily on a vow to repu- Q: What makes your book different from others about this subject? has not made today’s debate any easier,” making is making a mistake,” the statement diate the austerity economics championed by A: Almost all information available on Iran-US relations is based on Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter said. The 28-member EU must take all deci- Berlin and imposed by Brussels as a condition information first told, heard and echoed in the West. Steinmeier said. Ukraine’s foreign minister, sions on sanctions unanimously, and agree- of a loan bailout. Without new loans from the Q: What is your proposed roadmap to peace? Pavlo Klimkin, said ministers from EU coun- ing last year’s measures to punish Russia, the EU, Greece would default on its debt and could A: The US should first decide their end goal. If the end goal is to tries had told him they were “ready to prepare bloc’s main energy supplier, was difficult. But be cast out of the euro zone and the EU itself. make peace with Iran, then this book offers a feasible, comprehensive, a bold and robust statement about supporting the EU ultimately decided to act after Russia What is still unclear is whether the new Greek phase-by-phase process ... The road to peace is certainly a bumpy one, Ukraine, about further ideas how to increase annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula, and government actually opposes the Russia sanctions, but ... even factors such as Iran-Israel hostilities are not insurmount- pressure on Russia also in the sense of possi- Brussels tightened its measures after blam- or simply wants to ensure its views are heard able hurdles for a comprehensive deal between Iran and the United ble restrictive measures.” Greece’s new leader ing Moscow for backing rebels fighting for before any decision is taken. REUTERS States. REUTERS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Israel buries soldiers, says Hezbollah doesn’t want conflict

JERUSALEM: Israel yester- seems keen for a repeat of the resort in the Israeli-occupied por- south-central Israel. Questions talks with top security brass late “Hezbollah is very busy in Syria; day buried two soldiers killed in devastating Israel-Hezbollah con- tion of the Golan Heights. have been raised in Israel about Wednesday, warning afterwards: the last thing that it needs is a a Hezbollah missile strike that flict of 2006 and that any response In the Lebanese border vil- why they were travelling in unar- “Those behind today’s attack will second front,” Yaakov Amidror, a triggered Israeli fire on south- is likely to be limited. lage of Majidiya, residents col- moured vehicles in the volatile pay the full price.” former major general, said. ern Lebanon, raising tensions The two soldiers were killed on lected spent artillery shells from area. Israel said it considered Still, analysts said Israel, fresh On the Lebanese side, Labour between the bitter enemies to Wednesday when Hezbollah fired Wednesday’s strikes. At the local Wednesday’s attack the “most from a summer war with Hamas Minister Sejaan Azzi said the their highest in years. anti-tank missiles at a convoy in UN base a blackened concrete severe” since 2006, when war with in Gaza and heading for a general government had “received assur- But the Israeli-Lebanese border an Israeli-occupied area on the tower could be seen with part of Hezbollah killed more than 1,200 election in March, was not eager ances from major countries that was calm, as officials in the Jewish border with Lebanon. its wall blown out, and a Spanish people in Lebanon, mostly civil- for a full-scale conflict. Israel won’t escalate the military state played down the threat of Israeli forces responded to the flag flew at half-mast. ians, and some 160 Israelis, most “Hezbollah has 100,000 rock- situation, and that yesterday’s a new war with Lebanon’s Iran- attack — which came in retalia- Hundreds of mourners gath- of them soldiers. Prime Minister ets, compared with the 10,000 of response was enough... for the backed Shia group. tion for an Israeli strike on the ered at Mount Herzl military Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Hamas,” the Palestinian Islamist time being.” In a rare such declaration, Golan Heights that killed senior cemetery in Jerusalem for the attack on Iran. group which controls Gaza, Tension in the area had been Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon Hezbollah members — with artil- burial of 25-year-old Captain “This is the same Iran that is said analyst Boaz Ganor of the building since an Israeli air strike said Hezbollah had passed on lery, tank and air fire on several Yochai Kalangel. now trying to achieve an agree- Herzliya Interdisciplinary Centre. on the Syrian-controlled sector a message through the United villages in southern Lebanon. Sobbing relatives greeted ment, via the major powers, that “The human cost of such a war of the Golan killed six Hezbollah Nations peacekeeping mission in There were no reports of mourners, many wearing the would leave it with the ability to would be enormous, and no Israeli fighters and an Iranian general south Lebanon, Unifil, saying it Lebanese casualties, but a purple beret of Kalangel’s Givati develop nuclear weapons,” he said. leader will be pro-active in this on January 18. Hezbollah leader did not want a further escalation. 36-year-old Spanish peacekeeper (Highland) Brigade. There was Israel has threatened mili- direction,” he said. Hassan Nasrallah — who is to “We have received a message... with Unfil was killed in the a similar turnout for the other tary action to stop arch-foe Iran As for Hezbollah, it is deeply deliver an address today — had that, from their point of view, the exchange of fire. soldier killed, 20-year-old Staff obtaining atomic weapons. Tehran involved in Syria’s civil war, fighting earlier threatened retaliation for incident is over,” he told public In Israel, schools reopened yes- Sergeant Dor Chaim Nini, bur- insists its programme is only for with President Bashar Al Assad’s Israel’s repeated strikes inside radio. Analysts say neither side terday, as did Mount Hermon ski ied in the town of Shtulim in civilian purposes. Netanyahu held forces against mostly Sunni rebels. Syria. AFP Egypt women Car bomb and rockets protest killing of kill 25 in Egypt’s Sinai Shaima Sabbagh CAIRO: Dozens of women protested yester- day against Egypt’s police in the central Cairo Police headquarters, military base attacked square where a female demonstrator was shot dead on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 CAIRO: Militants fired a bar- in the biggest such incident since The buffer was initially planned uprising. Shaima Al Sabbagh was killed during rage of rockets and set off a October. Twenty-four people, to be 500 metres (546 yard) wide, a leftist march Saturday in which participants car bomb yesterday killing at mostly soldiers, were killed in a but is now being doubled in width. were to place wreaths at a memorial in honour least 25 people, mostly sol- nearly simultaneous assault of The authorities have also of protesters killed during the past four years. diers, in Egypt’s North Sinai rockets and the car bomb. imposed a state of emergency in The government and police have said they are province, where security forces Security officials said militants parts of North Sinai since the investigating the shooting, which happened ahead are battling a raging Islamist first fired rockets at the El Arish October attack. of the January 25 anniversary of the 2011 revolt insurgency. police headquarters and the mil- They have poured troops and that toppled veteran leader Hosni Mubarak. Militants have regularly itary base, which was followed armour into the peninsula to fight Yesterday, about 50 women, some carrying attacked security forces in the by the car bomb. Minutes later the insurgency that surged after flowers, demonstrated near Talaat Harb Square Sinai Peninsula since Islamist a barrage of rockets struck the Mursi’s ouster. chanting “the interior ministry are thugs” and president Mohamed Mursi was nearby housing complex. In August 2013, just weeks after “down with military rule”. Some held up pictures ousted by then army chief and The attack was the deadliest that event, 25 soldiers were killed of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim bearing now President Abdel Fattah Al since an October 24 assault, also in the peninsula when gunmen the words: “Wanted, killer of Shaima Al Sabbagh”. Sisi in July 2013. near El Arish, when militants opened fire at two buses trans- On the opposite side of street, police watched Laila Sueif, the mother of Egyptian blogger and They say this is in retaliation killed 30 soldiers and wounded porting troops. on as members of a rival demonstration chanted: for a government crackdown scores more. Jihadist group Ansar Beit Al “Terrorists and traitors who want to destroy the activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, holds a poster bearing against Mursi supporters that Separately, an army officer Maqdis (Partisans of Jerusalem) country”. The protests ended without incident. images of Shaima Al Sabbagh, who was killed during has left hundreds dead, thou- was killed in a rocket attack on has claimed most of the attacks. At least 1,400 people have been killed in a clashes with police on January 24, and Sundus Reda, sands jailed and dozens sentenced an army checkpoint in the town In November the group pledged sweeping crackdown on dissent since the army, who was killed in similar circumstances, during a to death after speedy trials the of Rafah, on the border with the its allegiance to the Islamic State led by now President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, over- women’s demonstration in Cairo yesterday. United Nations says is “unprec- Gaza Strip. Overall, officials said group, which has captured large threw the democratically elected Islamist leader edented in recent history”. at least 34 people, including nine chunks of territory in Iraq and Mohamed Mursi in July 2013. But the death of safety. “We don’t want anyone to infiltrate your The main focus of yesterday’s civilians, were wounded. Syria. Ansar Beit Al Maqdis has the 34-year-old mother, which was partly filmed, group and for the scenario that happened with attacks was El Arish, the provin- The October 24 attack also claimed several beheadings of has galvanised leftists and others who oppose the Shaima to be repeated,” he added. The interior cial capital, where a military base, prompted the authorities to build men it accused of being inform- new government, including Islamists. ministry says it is investigating Sabbagh’s death a nearby police headquarters and a buffer zone along the Gaza bor- ants for the Egyptian and Israeli Sabbagh’s Socialist Popular Alliance, a small and will hand over any policeman implicated. a residential complex for army der to prevent militants infiltrat- forces. leftist party, was among the groups that opposed But police are accused of acting with impu- and police officers were targeted ing from the Palestinian enclave. AFP Mursi’s divisive year in power before turning nity, and government officials have already said against his successor Sisi over a heavy handed Sabbagh was not killed by police-issued birdshot crackdown. In November 2013, the authorities rounds. Her party and fellow protesters said she banned all but police-sanctioned protests, which was shot when police dispersed Saturday’s march. Palestinians protest was defied by some secularists who were later Investigators have said the birdshot that arrested and jailed for up to 15 years. One police killed Sabbagh was also used by police, but an general spoke through a megaphone to the anti- official said there were orders not to make pub- government demonstrators on Thursday, saying: lic any other details pending the prosecution’s “This is an unlicensed protest and we fear for your investigation. AFP Syria talks end with no result MOSCOW: Syrian representa- “no final results because it was that such a meeting “would be the tives of President Bashar Al an initial, consultative meeting”. last of a series of... meetings.” Assad’s regime and opposition He blamed the opposition figures Meanwhile, Soheir Sarmini, figures ended a two-day round who attended the talks for the a regime-tolerated opponent, of talks in Moscow yesterday failure to make a breakthrough. said: without concrete result, except “We did not hear a single unified “The goal of the Moscow an agreement to meet again. position from the opposition del- meeting was to break the ice Syria’s UN representative and egations. What some could agree between the government and head of the government delega- on, others rejected,” said Jaafari. the opposition.” tion in Moscow, Bashar Al Jaafari, The government has agreed to Russia is the main backer told reporters: “We agreed with a set of points titled the “Moscow of Assad’s regime. Two previ- our Russian friends that discus- principles”, said Jaafari, adding ous rounds of talks in Geneva sions will continue in order to that while some of the opponents also ended without success. The hold a (new) consultative meet- present also agreed to the points, main exiled opposition alliance, ing in future.” others rejected them outright. the National Coalition, did not Jaafari said the Syrian govern- “We, the government, aim to attend the talks, though five of its ment delegation was “positive” hold a dialogue conference in members were there in a personal A protest against the United Nations decision to suspend payments for Palestinians, whose houses were dam- about the talks, though there were Damascus,” said Jaafari, adding capacity. AFP aged during a 50-day war last summer, outside a UN office in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. US Senate panel advances Iran sanctions bill Kuwait arrests online activists KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait authorities have detained several online WASHINGTON: The US solution. Republicans would need Iran from achieving nuclear a White House spokesman issued activists allegedly for comments deemed offensive to Saudi Arabia’s Senate Banking Committee those votes to pass the bill, and weapon capability,” Menendez another veto threat on Thursday, late King Abdullah, activists said yesterday. voted 18-4 yesterday to advance even more votes to override a said. saying Obama would veto a bill Secret police late on Wednesday arrested online activist Mohammad a bill that would toughen sanc- veto threatened by Democratic The panel’s top Democrat, being developed by Republican Al Ajmi outside his home for “unknown reasons,” the National tions on Iran if international President Barack Obama, who has Sherrod Brown, was one of the no Senators Bob Corker and Lindsey Committee for Monitoring Violations, an independent rights group of negotiators fail to reach an called the measure a threat to the votes. He called on lawmakers to Graham that would require which Ajmi is a member, said on its Twitter account. agreement on Tehran’s nuclear continuing nuclear talks with Iran. wait until June to pass any more congressional approval for any Online activists and former MPs said on Twitter that Ajmi was being program by the end of June. In the committee, only four sanctions, reflecting an intense nuclear deal with Tehran. held for questioning over Tweets he made on Saudi Arabia. However, the bill is not Democrats voted against the debate in Congress about how it After more than 18 months of Nawaf Al Hendal, a leading rights activist, said at least four others expected to come up for a vote in bill, which was also sponsored by should best seek to influence the negotiations, the United States, had been detained by state security for tweets deemed offensive to the full Senate until at least March Republican Senator Mark Kirk. talks on Iran’s nuclear program. Britain, China, France, Germany King Abdullah who died last Friday. 24. Ten Democrats, including the The other six joined the panel’s “If negotiations fail, Congress and Russia have agreed with Iran Hendal, currently in Geneva for a UN rights meeting, also said on measure’s co-author, Senator 12-member Republican majority and the president will join hands to try to reach a political under- his Twitter account that arrest warrants have been issued against him Robert Menendez, announced to pass it. in applying greater pressure. And standing by the end of March, and five other tweeters for the same reason. an agreement earlier this week “This legislation has been care- we will be in a far better posi- with a view to a full-blown deal by The Gulf Centre for Human Rights, an independent body, said to hold off for two months to fully calibrated to achieve our tion to ask the rest of the world a self-imposed June 30 deadline. Hendal was being “targeted in order to intimidate him and others allow time to reach a diplomatic ultimate goal, which is to prevent to join us,” Brown said. Separately, REUTERS from working as defenders of human rights.” AFP FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Nigeria jets WHO: Ebola bomb town held by epidemic on Boko Haram KANO: Nigerian fighter jets have bombed the northeast town of Malam Fatori, control- led by Boko Haram Islamists, the military said yesterday. the decline Witnesses and some media reports said troops and Air Force planes from neighbouring Chad Number of cases decreasing were involved in the operation on Nigerian soil but Abuja neither ADDIS ABABA: Weekly safe burials, and community confirmed nor denied the claim. Ebola infections in west Africa engagement is used as effectively There was no initial word have dropped to below 100 for as possible.” on casualties or whether Boko the first time in more than six The worst outbreak of the Haram fighters had fled the area. months, figures showed yester- virus in history has seen nearly “Malam Fatori is within the day, raising hopes the worst- 9,000 deaths in a year — almost area of operation covered by ever outbreak of the virus is of them all in the Liberia, Guinea the Multinational Joint Task coming to an end. and Sierra Leone — and sparked a Force (MNJTF) of which Chad The World Health Organisation major health scare worldwide. The has always been a part,” defence said it had now shifted its efforts three nations have been devastated spokesman Chris Olukolade said. in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra by the outbreak, which began in Rescue workers at the site of an explosion at a maternity hospital in Mexico City yesterday. “The Nigerian airforce has also Leone — the countries worst-hit December 2013, but all have seen been conducting (an) air mission by the epidemic — from slowing recent signs that the virus is on there for two days now,” he added. the spread to stamping it out the wane, with the number of new “It is all part of the ongoing efforts completely. cases dropping weekly. Four babies among 7 dead against terrorism.” The UN’s Ebola coordinator, Liberia, once the country worst The MNJTF was set up more David Nabarro, cautioned that hit by the outbreak, hopes to have than a decade ago to combat smug- the epidemic was still not totally no new cases by the end of next gling in the remote region but as contained. “The number of cases month. “We must maintain the the Nigerian Islamist insurgency in is decreasing week by week and effort with even greater intensity, in Mexico hospital blast the area intensified, the mandate getting to zero in many places... the forthcoming rainy season is a of the force changed. Residents in but we still see occasional flare- concern,” Nabarro said. MEXICO CITY: Four babies “We never imagined that some- “I’m waiting for information the town of Bosso, which lies next ups and we still see some sur- But he also said there were and three adults were killed thing like this could happen. I’m about my niece who gave birth to Malam Fatori but across the prises with new cases out of our key lessons from the response when a gas tank truck exploded shocked,” said a 40-year-old yesterday (Wednesday),” said the border in Niger, said the bombard- contact lists,” Nabarro said. to Ebola, and that a proposal to outside a Mexico City chil- anesthesiologist who arrived for woman’s aunt, Martha Catellanos ment began early on Wednesday “That means that the epidemic set up an African equivalent to dren’s hospital yesterday, an his shift at 8am, about an hour Nunez. “We are desperate. We and lasted for several hours. is not contained yet,” he said at the United States’ Centers for official said, raising the death after the natural gas truck blew know nothing.” “At around 0700 GMT we the African Union headquarters, Disease Control and Prevention toll from four. up outside the building. Mancera told MVS Radio that started seeing three military as leaders gathered a day ahead of (CDC) would be a step forward. “For the moment there are Mexico City Mayor Miguel the zone was evacuated “for safety jets encircling Malam Fatori and a summit meeting where Ebola is “It took us too long to be ready, we seven people dead, four of them Angel Mancera said 58 people because a lot of the people are soon after (they) began dropping a key issue for discussion. need a better response capacity,” babies, two women and a man,” an were transferred to other hospi- babies in the crib area.” A fire bombs,” said Idrissa Ari, a Bosso According to the WHO figures he said. “The African CDC will official in the Mexico City mayor’s tals, many for cuts due to shat- was still going hours later but resident. Reaching locals inside released in Geneva, 99 new cases allow the AU to be much quicker.” office said. tered glass. The Red Cross said firefighters had it under control, Malam Fatori is difficult given were confirmed in the week up African leaders are set to discuss Luis Felipe Puente, the head nine babies were taken to three he said. The disaster happened the collapse of the mobile phone to January 25, the first time the the economic recovery of countries of the country’s civil protection hospitals in the capital. when a gas tanker truck blew up network on the Nigerian side of figure has dropped below 100 affected by Ebola, as well as the agency, confirmed the seven Around 40 percent of the outside the building at around the border. since the end of June 2014. “The setting up a “solidarity fund” and deaths. Rescue workers were hospital was destroyed after an 7am, officials said. The authorities in N’Djamena response... has now moved to a planning the CDC centre, which in scouring through ruined sections apparent gas leak, officials said. Mancera said the explosion took did not respond to requests seek- second phase, as the focus shifts its initial phase would operate as an of concrete and twisted metal for The newborn emergency care place after workers were unable to ing comment on their alleged from slowing transmission to end- “early warning system”. survivors. Dozens of people were area was among those hit, Adrian control a pipe leak, but officials said involvement in the operation. ing the epidemic,” the WHO said The AU’s Commissioner for evacuated, some with injuries Rubalcava, the president of the the cause was still under investiga- The Boko Haram uprising has in a statement. Social Affairs, Mustapha Sidiki from broken glass. Cuajimalpa borough, said. tion. “The truck driver has been become a regional crisis, with “To achieve this goal as quickly Kaloko, said on Wednesday that Rescuers with dogs searched Adults with bloodied faces were detained by police. He is injured the four directly affected coun- as possible, efforts have moved it would be operational by mid- the rubble of the Maternity rushed into ambulances. Relatives and is being care for by rescuers, tries — Cameroon, Chad, Niger from rapidly building infrastruc- 2015 — although precise details on and Children’s Hospital in the waited for news outside a secu- but he is stable,” a Mexico City and Nigeria — agreeing to boost ture to ensuring that capacity for the plan have yet to be finalised. Cuajimalpa borough for people who rity cordon and the smell of gas public security official said. cooperation to contain the threat. case finding, case management, AFP were trapped following the blast. remained strong in the area. AGENCIES AFP

Heavy snowfall in northern England EU aims to expand sanctions as new Italy PM proposes senior Ukraine talks loom judge as next president BRUSSELS: The EU prepared yesterday to expand sanctions ROME: Prime Minister Matteo at a meeting of his party’s elec- against Russia as Ukraine’s Renzi proposed a senior judge to tors. They unanimously accepted warring parties announced be Italy’s next president yester- the candidacy. Berlusconi said he fresh truce talks after a surge day in a move which may strain would not back Mattarella and in fighting between Kiev and his government’s alliance on accused Renzi of breaking their Kremlin-backed rebels. reforms with opposition rival pact on reforms by not proposing Former Soviet leader Mikhail Silvio Berlusconi. a jointly agreed candidate. Gorbachev warned meanwhile Though a largely ceremonial Mattarella, whose brother was that the threat of further sanc- figure, the Italian head of state murdered by the Sicilian Mafia in tions risked turning the new Cold wields important powers at times 1980, would be “capable of guar- War into a “hot” armed conflict of political instability, a frequent anteeing Italy seven years of dis- between Moscow and the West occurrence in Italy, when the presi- tinguished leadership”, Renzi said. with global repercussions. dent can dissolve parliament, call Mattarella’s political roots are in During talks in Brussels, EU elections and pick prime ministers. Italy’s defunct Christian Democrat A woman sledges down a snow-covered slope in Poynton, northern England, yesterday. Heavy snowfall foreign ministers looked set to The result of a first round of vot- party and he has never been close forced Britain’s Manchester Airport to suspend flights and shut down roads and train lines across northern overcome opposition from Greece’s ing by some 1,009 parliamentarians to Berlusconi. In 1990 he resigned and western England, with weather officials issuing an amber “be prepared” warning. Dozens of schools in new radical government and add and regional officials got underway as education minister in protest to a blacklist of individuals who yesterday. A candidate needs a over a decree which favoured the northern English region of Cumbria and in Northern Ireland were shut, bus services in the English city of face travel bans and asset freezes two-thirds majority to win, which Berlusconi’s media empire. Sheffield were hit and mobile phone operator EE said there was a loss of coverage in affected areas. over the conflict. “We are going to looks unlikely to happen now, but Renzi said he was not willing reinforce the sanctions that tar- from the fourth round — probably to select a compromise candidate get the separatists and those who tomorrow — only a simple major- and his choice of Mattarella could support them, including in Russia,” ity is required. drive a political wedge between France’s European affairs minister Renzi proposed Sergio the two leaders whose alliance Harlem Desir said. Mattarella, a constitutional court over electoral and constitutional Mugabe tipped for top AU job European Union leaders ordered judge and a former defence minis- reform has created friction in ministers to discuss new sanctions ter, as the candidate for his cen- Renzi’s PD. ADDIS ABABA: African lead- Last year Mugabe boycotted an the constitution of your country.” after fresh fighting in the key port tre-left Democratic Party (PD) AFP ers are expected today to elect EU-Africa Summit in Brussels Although the post of AU chair city of Mariupol that threatened Zimbabwe’s President Robert after he was given a rare invita- is largely symbolic, civil rights to turn the nine-month conflict in Mugabe to the 54-member tion—but his wife was still denied groups are worried as to the image eastern Ukraine into all-out war. African Union’s rotating chair, a a visa. But several African diplo- it will give to the organisation. Ministers may recommend choice critics say risks tarnishing mats are also uneasy. “This will send mixed signals extending through to September the organisation’s reputation. “It’s not a very encouraging and an extremely awkward mes- sanctions initially imposed on Obama for hike in military budget Mugabe, who aged 90 is Africa’s sign,” sighed one African diplo- sage on international levels on Russian and Ukraine figures oldest leader, is widely expected mat, who asked not to be identi- how the AU stands on principles after Moscow annexed Crimea in WASHINGTON: US President Afghanistan and against the IS to be anointed as successor to fied. “The Mugabe style belongs of democracy and good govern- March 2014, according to a draft Barack Obama plans to ask for group. The request would invest Mauritania’s President Mohamed to a past generation, the one that ance,” said Jeggan Gey-Johnson, document. They could also examine an increase in military spend- $107.7bn in weapons programs, an Ould Abdel Aziz at the start of takes power hostage, and this is spokesman of the pan-African the possibility of widening much ing in a proposed budget for 2016, increase of $14.1bn over the pre- the two-day AU summit meeting no longer the AU creed.” civil society coalition, The AU tougher sectoral measures hurting with a request for $585bn that vious year, and provide $69.8bn in the Ethiopian capital. AU Commission chief Nkosazana We Want. the Russian economy which were would exceed funding caps man- for research and development, up But the veteran president has Dlamini-Zuma — who heads the It is not the first time an auto- introduced after the shooting down dated by Congress, officials said. $6.3bn from the last budget, the a different reputation outside the executive branch that directs day- cratic leader would take the AU’s of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 The budget proposal for the official said. continent, and is subject to travel to-day work — launched the sum- top post. “There is a trend that has over eastern Ukraine in July. Pentagon would provide for a The spending request would bans from both the United States mit earlier this week highlighting been going for several years of lead- Greece’s new government has hike in spending on weapons, fund a major expansion for the and European Union, in place “democracy, good governance and ers chosen to represent the AU at so far refused to go along, reviving research and maintenance, which F-35 fighter jet, allowing for the since 2002 in protest at political human rights” as core goals of the highest level who don’t espouse fears that the closeness of Prime had been scaled back under auto- purchase of 57 of the radar-evad- violence and intimidation. the bloc. But her deputy Erastus the core principles of the organisa- Minister Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza matic budget cuts in recent years, ing aircraft, said the official, who Mugabe, a former guerilla Mwencha, has defended the right tion,” Gey-Johnson added. party to Russia could lead it to officials said. spoke on condition of anonymity. leader who has ruled Zimbabwe to choose any leader. The previous chair, block further measures. EU dip- The Obama administration, The proposed budget would also since independence in 1980, is “Who am I to say to the peo- Mauritania’s Abdel Aziz, became lomatic chief Federica Mogherini which is due to unveil its budget set aside $209.8bn for operations accused of crushing opponents to ple, you have elected the wrong the north African country’s pres- said she would “work to keep our request on Monday, will seek and maintenance, an account that ensure his ZANU-PF party won leader?” Mwencha said. “The ident in 2009 after leading two unity and exercise the maximum a base defence budget in fis- absorbed major reductions under every election for more than three people have chosen: the impor- coups in four years. of pressure to stop the fighting cal year 2016 of $534.3bn along the automatic cuts two years ago. decades. tant thing is that you must follow AFP and to reach a ceasefire”. AFP with $50.9bn for the wars in AFP FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES MH370 disappearance an accident: Malaysia Relatives angry as airline to proceed with compensation

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia proceed with a “fair and reason- analyst Gerry Soejatman said the yesterday formally declared the able” compensation process. declaration is important to allow passengers and crew of missing But Sarah Bajc, whose partner all parties to move forward in the flight MH370 to be presumed Philip Wood was on board the baffling case. dead, a step that it said opens plane, was one of several rela- “Unless the declaration is the door for compensation pay- tives who poured scorn on the made, it will be tough to initiate ments but which was angrily announcement. “I think they are certain legal steps for insurance rejected by distraught relatives. lying,” she said of the Malaysian matters to take place,” he said. Malaysian authorities and the government and airline. “It’s a hard step for (families) airline had until now refrained “It could very well be that the to accept, but they have to bear from drawing firm conclusions plane crashed. But there is no evi- in mind that someone has to pay about the fate of the plane and its dence, and until there is evidence them and everyone has to move 239 passengers and crew, as many we just can’t believe them. It is on somehow. It’s not easy but this desperate next-of-kin continue to impossible to bring any closure is a fact.” insist it may have landed safely until we have proof.” Two-thirds of the passengers somewhere. Many relatives have consist- were Chinese nationals, and their But Yesterday’s declara- ently accused Malaysian gov- furious accusations that Malaysia tion that MH370 was an “acci- ernment and its flag carrier of a had concealed information drew dent” was essentially a formal chaotic and bungled response to China’s government into the announcement that the plane had the plane’s initial diversion that fray, straining bilateral ties when indeed crashed somewhere after allowed the jet to disappear, and Beijing criticised the disaster its disappearance on March 8 and a subsequent cover-up. Those response. that all aboard had perished. charges are strenuously denied. Speaking after Azharuddin’s “It is therefore, with the heavi- The plane vanished en route announcement, Chinese pre- est heart and deepest sorrow that, from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing mier Li Keqiang called the loss on behalf of the government of in one of history’s great aviation of MH370 a “great misfortune”. The wife of a missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 passenger shows her husband’s picture to reporters at a Malaysia, we officially declare mysteries. “We also hope Malaysia can media conference room in Putrajaya, Malaysia, yesterday. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 Malaysia’s government says keep its promises to continue the an accident,” civil aviation chief satellite data indicates the plane investigation of the event, pay and knows nobody who was. Many media. A hastily scheduled press said they had not been contacted. Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said inexplicably detoured to the compensation and also comfort also question the theory that the conference to announce the news Elaine Chew, whose husband in a televised announcement. remote southern Indian Ocean, the families. But most impor- flight veered towards the Indian was abruptly abandoned earlier Tan Size Hiang was on the miss- “All 239 of the passengers and which they suspect was due to tantly, they should use all means Ocean. Azharuddin, however, said Thursday after several family ing flight, said Malaysia’s declara- crew on board MH370 are pre- “deliberate” action onboard. to try to find the victims,” he said. Malaysia would “forge ahead” members rushed to the venue tion is a blow to suffering families. sumed to have lost their lives,” he But no evidence has turned up Malaysian authorities say they with the search effort. demanding to know why they “I have a six-year-old daughter. added. Urging relatives to move as to the fate of the plane, despite launched investigations immedi- The government’s awkward were not briefed ahead of the I have told her that her father is forward, he said it was “impor- an ongoing Australian-led search ately after the disappearance, but handling of yesterday’s announce- public announcement. missing. She wants him back for tant that families try to resume of the supposed crash region — they have so far released no find- ment also angered relatives, who The government later said her birthday on March 14. How normal lives”. the most expensive search and ings, infuriating families. have accused authorities and the separate arrangements had been do I explain this to a six-year-old Malaysia Airlines later said it rescue operation in history. Bajc said she was never con- airline of insensitivity in the past, made to communicate with kin, girl, all of a sudden?” she said. would begin contacting families to Whatever happened, aviation tacted by Malaysian authorities, and drew harsh criticism on social but relatives who spoke to AFP AFP

Filipina faces China to widen anti-graft death in inspections of armed forces Indonesia BEIJING: China’s powerful Central Military Commission will MANILA: The Philippines is widen anti-graft inspections of the country’s armed forces, the trying to prevent the execu- Defence Ministry said yesterday, as part of Beijing’s sweeping cam- tion of a female citizen, who paign to weed out corruption. Serving and retired military officers faces death by firing squad have said corruption is endemic in China’s armed forces and could in Indonesia for drug smug- even endanger the country’s ability to wage war. gling, the foreign ministry said Among the latest units to be targeted are the second artillery corps, yesterday. which controls China’s nuclear missiles, the navy, air force and the Manila’s revelation that a paramilitary People’s Armed Police. Filipina is on death row, comes Inspections by the powerful commission, chaired by Chinese President after recently-elected Indonesian Xi Jinping, will target the military branches’ Communist Party com- leader Joko Widodo’s government mittees, Yang Yujun, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said in executed six convicted drug smug- a statement. The inspections will take place from February to April. glers and prepares to execute 11 The leadership under Xi has presided over an anti-graft campaign more. to shore up a ruling mandate shaken by suspicion that officials waste “The Philippine government is taxpayer money or use their positions for personal advantage. making all the appropriate rep- Xi says corruption threatens the survival of the ruling party. resentations with the Indonesian China has investigated several military officials as part of the cor- government at all levels on our... ruption scandal of former top military officer Xu Caihou, the retired request for judicial review,” for- Bangladesh coast guards searching for survivors of the trawler after it sank carrying more than 100 passengers vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. eign ministry spokesman Charles traveling to Malaysia, at the Khudiyar Tek Point in the Kutubdiya Channel off Bangladesh yesterday. Yu Daqing, former deputy political commissar of the Second Artillery Jose said. He said an application Corps, was put under investigation earlier this month. to review the woman’s death sen- tence was filed at a district court near Yogyakarta last week. Bangladesh migrant boat Foreign ministry officials said Bombardier accused of corruption the woman — whose name was MONTREAL/SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors are accusing not disclosed — was arrested at Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier of making gifts to local offi- Yogyakarta airport in April 2010 sinks; dozens missing cials in the East Asian country as it pursued a metro contract, carrying 2.6kg (5.73 pounds) of Radio-Canada public television reported yesterday. heroin on a flight from Malaysia. DHAKA: Dozens of people are four hours to be rescued. “We’re Bangladesh, home to thousands The corruption allegations stem from gifts and free trips to Canada missing after an overloaded fish- scouring a huge swathe of waters of small and medium-sized boats, offered to civil servants and politicians from the Seoul suburb of Yongin, ing trawler carrying migrants to around the accident spot,” said 95 percent of which officials say which chose Bombardier to build an elevated train system, Radio- Malaysia sank in strong currents coastguard commander Maruf do not meet minimum safety Canada said, citing the investigation report. The project itself also faces Sri Lanka hikes off the coast of Bangladesh yes- Hassan. regulations. huge cost overruns. From an original estimate of a little more than $1 terday, officials said. “Our guards have so far rescued Some 50 people were killed in billion when the project was first announced in the early 2000s, it could company taxes Emergency workers rescued 43 32 people,” he said, adding local August last year when a crowded now cost $3.5bn over 30 years to South Korean taxpayers. Bangladeshis in the Bay of Bengal fishing trawlers had rescued oth- ferry sank in rough weather in “We thought it was going to be a metro, but the Yongin train has only COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s after the boat capsized some 2.5 ers, while a few had managed to Bangladesh’s Munshiganj district. one car, so we could say it’s more like a bus,” said Hyun Geun-Taek, new government yesterday kilometres offshore, police and swim ashore. Hassan said the boat had hit a lawyer who filed suit against the project. The 18km rail system has announced hefty taxes on top the coastguard said. Local police chief Masud Alam strong currents in a treacherous been in service since 2013. companies in a bid to raise They said dozens more said all the passengers were sea channel shortly after leaving Yongin, a city of nearly a million inhabitants, had chosen the tech- revenue, accusing the previous remained unaccounted for, Bangladeshi and they were head- a coastal town near the southern nology proposed by a Bombardier-led consortium following the recom- regime of fudging the figures although it is unclear exactly how ing to Malaysia by sea illegally. port city of Chittagong. mendation of South Korea’s transport Ministry. and leaving the economy in a many people were on board. Thousands of impoverished “It’s a small fishing trawler The project had expected nearly 183,000 passengers per day. But “sad state”. Finance Minister One survivor said on local tel- Bangladeshis and ethnic Rohingya which was overloaded. It sank the system only transports about 20,000 passengers per day currently. Ravi Karunanayake also said evision there were around 80 peo- refugees from Myanmar attempt as it tried to make a turn in a Bombardier categorically rejected the corruption allegations made prices of essential food items ple on the boat when it capsized the perilous journey to Malaysia dangerous channel,” he said, add- following a special South Korean investigation in the public-private would be slashed to cut the cost and sank at around 3am, and told every year. Ferry and other boat- ing the stricken vessel had been partnership between the consortium and the city of Yongin. of living for average Sri Lankans, how he had waited more than ing accidents are common in dragged to the shore. AFP AGENCIES as he unveiled his government’s supplementary budget. Karunanayake said public debt had been hidden and growth arti- ficially inflated by the regime of Philippines, Vietnam upgrade ties in show of unity against China Mahinda Rajapakse, who was ousted after 10 years in elections this month on claims of corrup- MANILA: The Philippines and parts of the sea, crossed by ships Minister Albert del Rosario said, will step up high-level contacts threat to all of us,” Del Rosario tion and cronyism. Vietnam are forging closer ties carrying $5 trillion a year in adding that the strategic part- between the two militaries, said, adding it has fed tension. “The officials and economic in a symbolic move after China cargo. nership with Vietnam would be through joint naval patrols, train- China’s assertiveness is leading experts have looked into the fig- stepped up activities in disputed Pham Binh Minh, Hanoi’s dep- Manila’s third, after the United ing and exercises. to closer cooperation among its ures and now the economics of areas of the South China Sea, uty prime minister and foreign States and Japan. Beijing has started construc- neighbours, in some cases, erasing deceit and falsehood had sur- raising tension in the potential minister, on Thursday began a Although officials stopped tion work on six reefs it occu- old distrust. faced,” Karunanayake told par- flashpoint. day-two visit to Manila for talks short of saying the new effort pies in the Spratlys to expand In December, Vietnam sup- liament. “The bad news is that China claims almost the entire to build a strategic partnership was designed to fend off China, the territories, building ports, an ported the Philippines in its economy is in a sad state, and the South China Sea, believed to and strengthen security, trade the Philippines and Vietnam have airfield and communications and arbitration case against China at good news it is not beyond resur- be rich in oil and gas deposits and cultural ties. been growing steadily closer in the surveillance facilities. It has also the U.N. tribunal in the Hague. rection and is in safe and sound and fishery resources. Brunei, “We believe a strategic partner- face of China’s growing assertive- deployed more navy and coast- China has refused to participate. hands,” he said, pledging a trans- Malaysia, the Philippines, ship enhances the cooperation on ness in the region. guard ships. The Philippines expects a ruling parent government. AFP Vietnam and Taiwan also claim a comprehensive basis,” Foreign The strategic partnership “The massive reclamation is a early next year. REUTERS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Suicide attack Funeral of MQM activist on Afghanistan funeral kills 9 34 people injured in bombing

KABUL: At least nine people killed in a roadside bomb blast, were killed yesterday when a according to Zwak. suicide bomber detonated him- Afghanistan saw a surge in vio- self at a funeral for the victims lence last year as international of a roadside bomb attack in forces wound down their combat eastern Afghanistan, provincial mission, which began in 2001. It officials said. has now been downgraded to sup- “A suicide attacker detonated port and training duties to help himself when he was identified the Afghan army and police. by the police,” said Khawani, the About 17,000 foreign soldiers, deputy security chief of eastern most of them from the US, will Laghman province where the remain in Afghanistan as part of attack took place, who goes by the new mission. one name. But US troop numbers are set “Nine people were killed — five to halve within 12 months and fall police and four civilians — as a to almost nothing in two years. result of the attack,” he told AFP, Civilian casualties rose 19 per- adding that 34 people were also cent from the previous year to a wounded by the bomb. record high in 2014, with nearly Relatives and supporters attending Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) activist Sohail Ahmed’s funeral in Karachi yesterday. MQM called for a Earlier a local official, who 3,200 civilians killed and over peaceful strike and day of mourning following the discovery of Ahmed’s body on Wednesday after he was missing for days. spoke on condition of anonymity, 6,400 injured, according to a UN said at least eight people were report released in December. killed in the attack in the city of Casualties among children Mehtarlam. jumped a third and among Laghman governor spokes- women by 12 percent by the end man Sarhadi Zwak placed the of November, in the deadliest US to keep Afghan army aid details secret death toll at 16, with another 39 year for non-combatants, said wounded. the report. WASHINGTON: The US Afghanistan reconstruction or used by such opposing forces to become more proficient fighters No one has claimed respon- Afghanistan is also grappling military has decided it will no SIGAR. sharpen their attacks,” Campbell by poring over lengthy inspector siblity for the attack but suicide with political instability after law- longer release facts and figures “The decision leaves SIGAR wrote to the inspector general in general reports about an increas- bombings are a hallmark of the makers Wednesday rejected most about its costly effort to assist unable to publicly report on most a letter dated January 18. ingly forgotten war.” Taliban’s war against foreign and of President Ashraf Ghani’s nomi- Afghan security forces, declar- of the $65bn US-taxpayer-funded Data about the assistance The newspaper added that Afghan security forces, now in its nees for the new cabinet, a fresh ing the information top secret, efforts to build, train, equip and programme has provided a key keeping the information secret fourteenth year. setback for the newly formed officials said yesterday. sustain the ANSF,” Sopko’s report measure for gauging the effect of “unreasonably prevents American The insurgents are able to “national unity government”. The move marks an about- said. the US-led effort to bolster the taxpayers from drawing informed mount regular attacks across Ghani, like his predecessor face for the Pentagon, which for The US commander in Afghan forces. conclusions about the returns on swathes of the country, par- Hamid Karzai, has promised to the past six years has proudly Afghanistan, General John So the decision to withhold facts a $107.5bn reconstruction invest- ticularly southern and eastern reach out to the Taliban to find reported a range of data about the Campbell, defended the change, about the effort raises questions ment that, adjusted for inflation, provinces. a lasting peace for his coun- $65bn programme to build up the saying the information could about the condition of the Afghan has surpassed the price tag of the Yesterday’s funeral was being try, without compromising on Afghan National Security Forces. prove helpful to Taliban insur- security forces after the with- Marshall Plan.” held for a police commander and fundamental values including This included how US taxpay- gents and needed to be kept drawal of most Nato troops last According to the SIGAR three other people who were women’s rights. AFP ers’ money has been spent and secret. year. A small, mostly American report, the military gave classi- the state of the troubled country’s “With lives literally on the line, contingent of about 12,000 troops fied or restricted answers to more police and army. I am sure you can join me in rec- remains on the ground to advise than 140 questions posed by the “After six years of being pub- ognising that we must be careful and assist the Afghans. inspector general licly reported, Afghan National to avoid providing sensitive infor- The New York Times con- This included the total amount Security Forces (ANSF) data is mation to those that threaten our demned the move on its editorial of US funding for Afghan forces now classified,” said John Sopko, forces and Afghan forces, par- page, saying “it strains credulity for the current year. the special inspector general for ticularly information that can be to believe that insurgents would AFP

Punjab governor resigns citing govt elitism

LAHORE: The governor of persuade US President prosperity.” The system is not delivering,” he Pakistan’s central Punjab prov- Barack Obama to visit. Punjab is the main said. ince resigned yesterday, saying Sarwar renounced power base of the Sarwar called Pakistan’s inabil- the country’s political system his British citizen- centre-right Pakistan ity to secure a visit from Obama had failed ordinary people and ship to take the role Muslim League-N — who this week made his second served “only the elite class”. in Punjab but in his (PMLN) party of tour of arch-rival India — a “dip- Mohammad Sarwar (pictured), resignation speech in Prime Minister lomatic failure”. a businessman who served as a Lahore voiced disap- Nawaz Sharif, which One of Sarwar’s senior staff British member of parliament for pointment at progress appointed Sarwar. said the governor had tendered more than a decade, was appointed in the province. Sarwar, who held his resignation Wednesday night to the largely ceremonial role in “I am resigning elected office for before announcing it yesterday. Pakistan’s most populous and because the system has failed to Britain’s centre-left Labour “The former governor left influential province in 2013. deliver to the masses,” Sarwar Party for more than 25 years in Governor House immediately The 62-year-old’s resignation, said. the Scottish city of Glasgow, said after the press conference as less than two years into the job, “The system is serving only the he was frustrated at the lack of a house was hired for him this An Afghan man injured in the suicide attack being treated at a hospital in comes two days after he criticised elite class and the common man progress in Punjab. “Social injus- morning,” the staffer told AFP Jalalabad yesterday. the government for failing to is deprived of justice, rights and tice is increasing in the province. on condition of anonymity. AFP

Nine die from All that remains carbon monoxide Measles spreading from poisoning

QUETTA: At least nine peo- Sindh, says survey ple, all women and children, died after inhaling noxious LAHORE: Holding Sindh number of deaths caused by the fumes from an electricity province responsible for trans- disease. generator outside their house mitting measles to the rest of Only Sindh and KP carried out in southwest Pakistan yes- Pakistan, a survey has found anti-measles campaigns last year. terday, officials said. that the province lags Punjab Punjab kicked off a drive this The incident happened in and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in month, while Balochistan is yet Killi Karbala village, 70 kilo- vaccine coverage. to take the initiative, which shows metres north of Quetta, the According to the measles sup- that the province has not learnt capital of oil and gas rich plementary immunisation activity from hundreds of deaths of chil- Balochistan province, which (SIA) coverage survey, millions dren in the 2012-13 outbreaks borders Iran and Afghanistan. of children are vulnerable to the and is putting the lives of millions “These people were asleep disease and, despite facing coun- at grave risk. in the same room and inhaled trywide deaths, the vaccine cover- Funded by the WHO, the sur- poisonous gases emitted by an age is lower than the 95 per cent vey was conducted by the Aga electricity generator installed target set by the World Health Khan University’s Community outside their room,” senior Organisation. Health Sciences Department. local administration official “Pakistan has not been able to “The outbreak started in Sindh Bashir Ahmad Bazai told AFP. eradicate polio, nor adequately in 2012, killing as many as 321 He said the nine — three control measles and neo-natal children till August 2013, and women and six children — tetanus. Large disparities exist in later the epidemic spread to other were found dead yesterday immunisation coverage between parts of the country killing hun- morning. provinces, urban-rural popula- dreds more,” it said. Frequent blackouts due to tions and different wealth quin- The report said that the epi- a long-standing energy crisis tiles,” the survey report said. demics were occurring despite in Pakistan have forced many It is said to be the first com- increasing Measles Containing to turn to generators to power prehensive local study carried out Vaccine coverage over the past their homes, but safety stand- since a measles epidemic hit the three decades, the highest ards are generally low. country in 2012-13. Earlier, there (88 per cent) being reported in A child at the window of a destroyed house in Kabul yesterday. More than a decade of insurgency in AFP was confusion about the factors 2012. Afghanistan has led to thousands of devastated homes. behind the epidemics and the INTERNEWS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA GNLF chief Jaishankar takes over Subhas as foreign secretary Ghising dead NEW DELHI/SILIGURI: Gorkha National Liberation Congress questions decision to curtail Singh’s tenure Front (GNLF) chief Subash Ghising, who gave birth to the NEW DELHI: S Jaishankar, Gorkhaland movement, yester- India’s envoy to the US who was day passed away at a hospital in seen as having played a catalytic Had spoken to Sujatha: Sushma New Delhi following prolonged role in the turnaround in bilat- illness. He was 79. eral ties, yesterday assumed NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said “Ghising was undergoing charge as India’s foreign she was aware of the move to appoint S Jaishankar as the new treatment at Sir Gangaram secretary. foreign secretary and had spoken about it to incumbent Sujatha Hospital. He died this afternoon The Congress, however, ques- Singh. In a series of tweets, hours after Jaishankar met her after (Thursday). His body will be tioned the government deci- taking charge, Swaraj said: “Since Jaishankar was retiring on taken to Siliguri (in West Bengal) sion to “curtail the tenure” of 31st January, we had to issue orders of his appointment before for the final rituals Friday,” his predecessor Sujatha Singh that date.” “Then I spoke to Ms Sujatha Singh personally. I told GNLF central committee mem- and demanded an explanation her that the government wanted to appoint Dr Jaishankar as ber Prakash Dahal said. for the abrupt change. The gov- Foreign Secretary,” the minister tweeted. Ghising was suffering from ernment on Wednesday night Jaishankar met Sushma Swaraj in her South Block office after several diseases including liver appointed Jaishankar, an Indian taking charge. Sujatha Singh was not present at the taking over related disorders since September Foreign Service officer of the 1977 event. The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday night 2014 and was moved to New Delhi batch, as the new foreign secre- appointed Jaishankar, an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1977 after his condition deteriorated. tary. The cabinet’s Appointments batch, as the new foreign secretary. The cabinet’s Appointments In New Delhi, hospital sources Committee, headed by Prime Committee, headed by Prime Minister Modi, in a decision taken said Ghising was admitted to the Minister Narendra Modi, decided Wednesday night, decided to “curtail the tenure” of the incumbent hospital five days back and was to “curtail the tenure” of Singh Sujatha Singh “with immediate effect”. IANS Newly-appointed Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at his office being treated for cirrhosis of liver. “with immediate effect”. after taking charge in New Delhi yesterday. He had been admitted to the hos- The surprise announcement pital with a similar problem two came a day after US President said. “The decision coming as it enforcement authorities. The ministry of external affairs is took over in December 2013, espe- months back, they said. Barack Obama wound up his does two days after the US presi- Indian government took up the housed, Jaishankar said: “My cially in the wake of Khobragade’s West Bengal Chief Minister three-day state visit during which dent’s visit... Is there a linkage issue strongly. priorities are the government’s arrest in New York, and also Mamata Banerjee as well as the India and the US saw a break- between the stand which Sujatha The Bharatiya Janata Party priorities.” played a major role in arranging opposition Communist Party of through announcement on the Singh took on the Devyani matter (BJP), however, retorted that it He is known to have devel- Modi’s hitch-free, high-profile India-Marxist mourned his death stalled civil nuclear deal. and this is a belated retribution?”. is within the government’s right oped a close rapport with Prime visit to the US last September, and offered condolence to the The Congress questioned the In December 2013, Khobragade, to take decisions on appointments. Minister Modi who was impressed officials said. bereaved family. government’s decision, linking it India’s then deputy consul general “I don’t see any reason for hue by his abilities to get things done. Jaishankar was one of the Ghising, a former soldier, led a to the visit of the US president in New York, was charged by US and cry. A government is within its Jaishankar, who was to have key officers who negotiated the prolonged violent struggle in the and Singh’s stand on the Devyani authorities with committing visa rights to decide how it would like retired from the diplomatic nuclear deal with the US as joint 1980s for a separate Gorkhaland Khobragade issue. fraud and providing false state- to appoint what officers and with service on January 31, said he secretary (Americas) from 2004 state to be carved out of north “Foreign secretary is head ments in order to gain entry to what responsibilities. And this is was “honoured” to be given the to 2007 in the ministry. He was Bengal’s Darjeeling district, before of foreign services... before you the US for Sangeeta Richard, a not the first time..... Preceding responsibility. Sujatha Singh was previously the envoy to China signing an agreement August 22, start gerrymandering with sen- woman of Indian nationality, for governments have taken (such) not present at his takeover event. before moving as envoy to the 1988 with the central and state iority and fixed tenure, you need employment as a domestic worker decisions,” BJP spokesman Nalin As India’s ambassador to the US. He had also been posted as governments for creation of the to very categorically explain as for Khobragade in New York. Kohli said. US, he played a key role in bridg- ambassador to Singapore and the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council to what is the reason doing so,” The diplomat was arrested the Taking up his new job ing the widening gulf in relations Czech Republic, and did stints in (DGHC), an autonomous govern- Congress leader Manish Tewari following day by US federal law at South Block, where the between the US and India after he Sri Lanka and Russia. IANS ing body for the hills. He chaired the DGHC till 2008. He lived-in-exile from the hills after his GNLF was sidelined in early 2008 by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha that spear- heads the movement now. He, Editor arrested for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoon later, returned to the hills in 2011. Born June 22, 1936 in THANE: The woman editor and produced before a magistrate in the attack on the offices of tabloid which carried the cartoon, the newspaper to reprint the con- Darjeeling, Ghising, who was of an Urdu daily was arrested who granted her bail. Charlie Hebdo in Paris January contending it hurt the religious tentious cartoons had sparked vocal on issues concerning the for reprinting a controversial “She was arrested on charges 7, leaving 11 dead and another 11 sentiments of the Muslim com- protests among journalists while hills, formed a political outfit — cartoon of Prophet Mohammed pertaining to hurting religious injured. Avadhnama is published munity and could create hatred the Urdu Patrakar Sangh had Nilo Jhanda — in 1968 to further (PBUH)which was first pub- sentiments and related issues by from Lucknow, Faizabad, Aligarh, among communities. condemned the newspaper and the cause. lished by the French weekly reprinting a controversial cartoon Azamgarh and Saharanpur, while Soon after the complaint in demanded Dalvi’s arrest. He raised the demand for a sep- Charlie Hebdo but later released of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH),” the Mumbai edition was launched Thane and similar complaints in Following the outrage, Dalvi arate state for the Nepali-speaking on bail, police said yesterday. an police official said. around a year ago. Mumbai by various individuals, had admitted to the “mistake” people of the Darjeeling hills for Shirin Dalvi, the editor of In its January 17 Mumbai edi- A local citizen, identified as the Mumbra police investigated and tendered an unconditional the first time in April 1979. He Avadhnama, was arrested by tion, Avadhnama had published the Nusrat Ali complained to the the matter and arrested Dalvi, apology through the columns of subsequently formed the GNLF Mumbra Police on Wednesday same cartoon which had resulted Mumbra Police on the Urdu the official said. The decision of her newspaper. IANS in 1980 to achieve statehood. IANS

Beating the Retreat Rahul attacks Modi over costly suits

NEW DELHI: Congress Vice- President Rahul Gandhi yester- day hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to bring back black money stashed aboard and wearing costly, per- sonalised fabric suits. “He (Modi) said he would bring back black money stashed abroad and deposit Rs15 lakh in the bank accounts of each one of us. But did you get any Rs15 lakh? He has money to wear suits worth Rs10 lakh, which clearly indicates how much he thinks for the poor peo- ple,” Gandhi said. He was referring to the pin- stripe suit worn by Modi during US President Barack Obama’s visit which had Narendra Damodardas Modi monogrammed all over it in each pinstripe. Gandhi was addressing a poll Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and President Pranab Mukherjee arriving at the Beating the Retreat, an annual military ceremony, in New Delhi, rally for the Congress at Shastri yesterday. The ceremony marks the culmination of the four-day Republic Day celebrations. Park in east Delhi’s Seelampur area. Delhi goes to polls on February 7. He accused the BJP of engineering communal riots and the Aam Aadmi Party of ignoring BJP skips manifesto; to send 120 MPs to campaign the poor. He also described both the parties as “two sides of a same coin”. NEW DELHI: The BJP said a vision document which will Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with people in four assembly seg- Gandhi said his party was the it will issue a vision docu- be released by Prime Minister — who is a former Delhi chief ments. However, the highlight of only one to understand Delhi’s ment and not a manifesto for Narendra Modi and (chief min- minister, Science and Technology the whole campaign will be Modi’s need for development must the Delhi assembly polls as it isterial candidate) Kiran Bedi,” Minister Harsh Vardhan — the four rallies scheduled to take include youth and find place for Rahul Gandhi greets supporters fielded a number of union min- senior party leader Ananth chief ministerial candidate in the place on January 31, February 1, 3 the poor. “The reality is that during an election rally in New Delhi isters, chief ministers and MPs Kumar told the media here. 2013 polls — have already hit the and 4 in different parts of the city. the Congress intends to include yesterday. to campaign for the party. He said that 120 MPs would campaign trail addressing numer- According to informed sources, the poor in Delhi’s growth story. The Bharatiya Janata Party be campaigning for the upcom- ous public meetings all over Delhi. BJP President Amit Shah would We understand what it means Gandhi said its only goal was to also said it will also be asking five ing polls and 250 public meetings Chief Ministers Manohar review the campaigning on a daily to develop, and we want all to “keep the Congress out of power” questions to Aam Aadmi Party would be held in the next seven to Lal Khattar (Haryana) and basis, and also take into account develop, but we also want the in the national capital. chief Arvind Kejriwal every day eight days across the 70 assembly Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya the response garnered. poor to be included in that dream. He said the Arvind Kejriwal- till February 5 in a bid to sharpen constituencies in the city. Pradesh) are also campaigning for A meeting of the 18-member Our youth should feel that Delhi led party was one that even failed the attack on the party that is In addition, the presidents of 13 the party and its chief ministerial core group, headed by Shah, took belongs to them as well...their to retain its associates like Kiran being viewed as its main opponent state units of the BJP will also be candidate in Delhi. place at the headquarters of the (the BJP and the AAP) real goal Bedi, who had switched over to in the national capital. landing in Delhi soon to campaign. Both Sushma Swaraj and state unit yesterday as well where is to keep the poor away from the BJP and become the party’s “The BJP will not have a man- Human Resource Development Chouhan addressed two rallies the party’s campaigning was dis- development.” chief ministerial candidate. ifesto for Delhi. We will have Minister Smriti Irani, External yesterday, while Irani interacted cussed and reviewed. IANS Taking a jibe at the AAP, IANS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Shell, Conoco, Occidental Vodafone Qatar’s revenue jumps 21pc

DOHA: Vodafone Qatar’s total Qatar maintained strong revenue cut budgets on crude slide revenue grew by 21 percent to growth by continuing to grow its QR1.73bn for the nine months customer base” ended December 31, 2014. The “We intend to invest heavily company’s mobile customer in our network over the next few Royal Dutch Shell to slash spending by more than $15bn in three years base expanded to 1.414 mil- months with significant network lion, up 11 percent, compared to enhancements which will result HOUSTON/WILLISTON: December 2013. in an improved customer experi- ConocoPhillips and Occidental Vodafone’s mobile average ence and faster Internet speeds to Petroleum Corp yesterday per user (ARPU) remained at satisfy the burgeoning demand for slashed exploration spending QR125 for the nine-month period. data,” he said. plans for this year, as the third- EBITDA achieved QR421m for the Vodafone Qatar successfully and fourth-largest US oil com- period, recording 22 percent year- refinanced $330m of conven- panies attempt to cope with a on-year growth. Distributable tional external borrowings with steep slide in crude prices. profit increased 71 percent year- a Sharia’h-compliant ‘Wakala’ The cuts follow similar steps by on-year to reach QR152m. The investment agreement. This rival Hess Corp earlier this week company’s net loss for the period transaction has a tenure of five while Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s recorded QR150m, a 30 percent years and will be used for work- largest oil company, said yesterday improvement compared to the ing capital and CAPEX. The refi- it would reduce its spending the same period last year. The loss nancing is unique, being Vodafone next three years by $15bn. per share is QR0.18 compared Group’s first Sharia’h-compliant Rising supplies of oil, from with QR0.25 for the same period intercompany financing. sources including North American last year. Vodafone Qatar will be declared shale basins, and weakening Vodafone Qatar’s Chairman fully compliant with Sharia’h demand have flooded global mar- Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al practices throughout its business, kets with crude, sending prices Thani said: “The Qatari telecom including commercial and finan- plummeting almost 60 percent market has witnessed some major cial operations with effect from since June. On Thursday, crude changes in the period, in particu- April 1, 2015. Effective January 1, traded in New York at $43.80 per lar the prepaid segment due to 2015, the company has commenced barrel, much lower than many oil extremely competitive pressure implementation of Sharia’h rules and gas projects require to make on prices. Despite this challenging and practices on all its operations. money. trading environment, Vodafone THE PENINSULA In response to the price collapse, oil and gas companies have made drastic cuts to budgets, idled drill- ing rigs and in some cases, cut jobs. The Buffett siblings Conoco, which said in December it would cut 2015 spending by 20 Ben van Beurden (right), Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell, and Simon Henry, Chief Financial Officer, percent to $13.5bn, now expects attend a conference in central London yesterday, to release fourth quarter results. spending to be scaled back by a further 15 percent to $11.5bn. industry, which has enjoyed five in Texas. On a net basis, both com- was hit hard by plunging earnings Occidental said it would slash its years of blistering output growth panies reported a quarterly loss. in the fourth quarter as the cost of capital budget by 33 percent to thanks to the shale oil boom. Conoco had a fourth-quarter loss crude collapsed. “Compared with $5.8bn this year. “There’s a lot of Chevron Corp, the second- of $39m, or 3 cents per share, com- the fourth quarter 2013, earnings... debate right now about the dura- largest US oil producer, has yet pared with a profit of $2.5bn, or $2 were impacted by the significant tion of the current low oil prices. to unveil 2015 spending and may a per share. decline in (the price of) oil,” Shell But we’re assuming that they will do so today when it reports quar- Occidental reported a fourth- said in a statement. stay low for 2015 and we’re tak- terly results. quarter net loss of $3.41bn, or Fourth-quarter net profit dived ing decisive actions accordingly,” Conoco said it would defer drill- $4.41 per share. It earned an 57 percent to $773m compared Ryan Lance, Conoco’s CEO, said ing some US onshore exploration income of $1.6bn, or $2.04 a share, with the final three months of on a conference call. programmes and delay spending a year earlier. 2013. Conoco’s second trimming of on some major projects. Occidental Meanwhile, Energy giant Royal Annual profit excluding excep- its 2015 capex budget raised the said it will pull back spending in Dutch Shell unveiled plans to slash tional items and changes to the spectre that others in the indus- North Dakota’s Bakken Shale and spending by more than $15bn after value of its oil inventories rose 16 try could further reduce their in Bahrain. posting lower annual profits on percent to $22.5bn. own spending, potentially rein- Neither Conoco nor Occidental tumbling oil prices. “The agenda we set out in forcing a dip in US production are running out of cash, despite Shell revealed the fresh cut- early 2014 to balance growth and that the US Energy Information the low prices, though. Indeed, backs alongside news of an eight- returns has positioned us well for Roberta Buffett Elliott sits with her brother Warren Buffett as they Administration forecasts to occur Occidental last quarter spent percent drop in net profits to the current oil market downturn,” attend a ceremony at Northwestern University in Illinois. The sis- this summer. That would mark $1.3bn on 100,000 acres in the $15.05bn in 2014, compared with Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said. ter of financial investor Warren Buffett has given the university a sharp turnabout for the US oil Permian, a prolific shale formation 2013. The Anglo-Dutch company REUTERS/AFP more than $100m to create the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Studies, the largest single gift in the school’s 164-year history. Amazon to Qatar stocks slip in January, market cap shrinks by QR28bn offer business DOHA: Qatar stocks closed by 9.42 percent and 7.18 per- Trading volume decreased by Services sector accounted for had driven its rally in the last few sharply lower in the month cent, respectively. MPHC lost 43.34 percent to 207 million 22.19 percent. The trading volume days retreated. Petrochemicals of January as the benchmark 7.46 percent and banking major shares. The number of total of industrials sector accounted for major Saudi Basic Industries email, taking index plunged 3.14 percent to QNB plummeted 7 percent. transactions fell by 27.19 percent 17.28 percent and telecom sector dropped 2.6 percent and Samba close the opening month of the International Islamic slipped 5.14 compared to previous month. stood at 9.43 percent. Financial Group lost 1.0 percent, on Microsoft year at 11,899 points, yesterday. percent. The banks and financial serv- Yesterday, the benchmark index Reuters reported. Industrials and Telecom stocks The opening month of 2015 saw ices sector led trading value dur- lost 0.68 percent, or 81.03 points, Dubai index fell 1.7 percent to WASHINGTON: US online were the main drag during the a whopping QR28bn evaporating ing the month, accounting for snapping two-session bullish run. 3,674 points. Abu Dhabi’s index giant Amazon announced plans month. Industrials sector declined from the market due to oil-trig- 35.53 percent of the total trad- The market saw strong selling by fell 1.3 percent as major lender to offer a cloud-based email and by 5.78 percent and Telecoms sec- gered sell-off. Market capitalisa- ing value, followed by Industrials foreign institutional investors on National Bank of Abu Dhabi tum- calendar service to directly com- tor slipped 7.69 percent. Banks tion fell by 4.14 percent at the sector (26.97 percent), real estate real estate and telecoms sectors. bled 5.5 percent despite beating pete with Microsoft Outlook and and Financial Services sector lost end of January to QR648bn from sector (25.64 percent), telecoms Vodafone, which announced a 21 estimates with a 28 percent rise others. 2.69 percent. QR676bn in December. (4.67 percent) and consumer percent growth in its total rev- in fourth-quarter profit. The service dubbed Amazon The bourses’ powerhouses Of the 43 listed companies, 21 goods and services (3.61 percent). enue for the nine months, was Disappointment over dividends WorkMail “enables users to send mostly ended in red in January. ended the month higher, while 21 In terms of trading volume, down 3.87 percent. also dampened Oman’s market, and receive email, manage con- Bellwether Industries Qatar (IQ) fell and one remained unchanged. real estate sector was the topper Elsewhere, the main Saudi which edged down 0.4 percent. tacts, share calendars, and book tanked 11.19 percent. Vodafone Trading value decreased 38.94 with 41.83 percent share of the stock index edged down 0.4 per- Kuwait index slid 1.0 percent to resources using the same email Qatar and Ooredoo tumbled percent to QR10bn in January. total volume. Banks and Financial cent as some of the stocks which 6,572 points. THE PENINSULA applications they use today” including Outlook and services like Google Apps. The service appears aimed at corporate customers that currently pay for Microsoft Outlook or other services. Germany, China ask Greece Amazon, offering the service through its cloud unit Amazon Web Services, will charge $4 per to continue with reforms user per month and include 50 gigabytes of mailbox storage for ATHENS: Economic power- 40-year-old Prime Minister Alexis each user. The service may also be houses Germany and China Tsipras abandoned plans to priva- bundled with Amazon WorkDocs, warned Greece yesterday against tise the harbour, one of Europe’s a file storage service previously reneging on reforms tied to its busiest. On its first day of business known as Zocalo. “Customers have massive international bailout, on Wednesday, Tsipras’ “national repeatedly asked us for a business with markets still jittery over salvation” administration rolled email and calendaring service that fears Athens could default on its back several austerity reforms, is more cost-effective and simpler debt. Germany, which has shoul- including the privatisation of the to manage than their on-premises dered most of the multi-billion- ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki, solution, more secure than the euro EU rescue plan for Greece, main electricity provider PPC and cloud-based offerings available said the country’s new anti- petroleum refiner HELPE. today, and that is backed by the austerity government could not Tsipras, leader of the Syriza same best-in-class infrastructure make changes “to the detriment” party which swept to victory in platform on which they’re reliably of other European citizens. Sunday’s election, also under- running so many of their current China, which has a major invest- lined his determination to achieve (and future) workloads,” said ment in the main Greek port of sweeping cut in debts stemming Peter De Santis, vice president at Piraeus, said it was “highly con- from Greece’s $269bn bailout pro- Amazon Web Services. AFP People stand in front of a shop window announcing discounts in Athens yesterday. The slogan reads “Discounts”. cerned” after the government of gramme. AFP FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Spanish retail sales leap Facebook beats Travelex, UAE forecasts with strong profits

Exchange to SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said that profit soared on the wings of mobile ad revenue but stressed it is more concerned with investing in the future merge and list than making quick cash. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg described 2014 as a year of heavy investments, with Listing in Abu Dhabi by early 2017 “big bets” placed on mobile com- munication and next-generation ABU DHABI: Foreign cur- “We have plans to merge the computing with multibillion- rency exchange firm Travelex two entities to expand, to grow dollar buys of WhatsApp and the will be merged with money the business,” he said, adding that Oculus virtual reality startup. transfer company UAE a public share offer in Abu Dhabi A strong showing in ads served Exchange and listed in Abu was also part of the plan. up on smartphones or tablet com- Dhabi by early on in 2017, new Details about the percentage of puters helped Facebook earnings owner Bavaguthu Raghuram shares to be offered to the public beat analyst forecasts: profit in Shetty said yesterday. are yet to be finalised, he said. the final three months of last The Indian-born billion- A local listing would be a major year jumped to $696m as revenue aire along with Abu Dhabi pri- coup for the Abu Dhabi bourse, surged to $3.85bn. But investors vate equity house Centurion which has seen a number of local will be concerned by an 87 per- Investments agreed last year to firms prefer London for share cent rise in costs and expenses. buy Travelex for about £800m flotations in recent years to the The number of people using the ($1.2bn) from private equity firm emirate, where local rules have A woman look at shoes inside a store as a worker sweeps the street outside in Madrid yesterday. Spanish retail leading social network monthly Apax Partners and founding proved unattractive, such as being sales leapt 6.5 percent year-on-year on a calendar-adjusted basis in December, the biggest increase since climbed to 1.39 billion. AFP chairman Lloyd Dorfman. “We obliged to sell at least 55 percent 2003 as Spaniards spent more freely, encouraged by an improving economic outlook and falling oil prices. signed the deal today (Thursday). of a company’s share capital. The acquisition is completed,” Promised reforms to UAE Shetty said. laws which among other meas- Travelex, the world’s largest ures would reduce the free float foreign exchange specialist, was requirement have yet to material- set up as a bureau de change in ise but the exchange has been try- IMF begins work on ‘Plan B’ as US backtracks the 1970s and now trades in over ing to get these firms back — the 80 currencies and more than 50 head of the Abu Dhabi bourse said WASHINGTON: The the IMF’s largest shareholder, but the 2010 reforms remain blocked, 16.7 percent of voting rights in countries. last week that many had agreed International Monetary Fund now blocked in the US Congress. adding that this has caused it to the Fund. That gives it an effec- BR Shetty, founder and chair- to dual-list in the future. said it would begin working on The IMF did not say what the miss deadlines in work on a sub- tive veto over any major initiative, man of UAE Exchange, which Apax had been planning a alternatives to its stalled, five- so-called “Plan B” could entail. sequent, more sweeping quota as reforms require 85 percent of has over 6 million custom- London listing for Travelex until year-old reform programme And it appeared hopeful that the review. total voting power to pass. ers in 30 countries, said the it agreed to sell to Shetty. after passing another year 2010 package, which doubled IMF The executive board proposed The Obama administration two firms would greatly benefit Last month, Shetty secured without the required ratifica- funding and increased in a small taking until June 30 to come has repeatedly pressed Congress from the tie-up, which would be a loan of around $800m for the tion by the US government. way the voting power of emerg- up with new measures “that to pass the reforms, which were complementary. Travelex acquisition, sources In a proposal mapped out by ing economies like China, could represent meaningful progress adopted by the IMF as it sought “UAE Exchange is into remit- aware of the matter said. the IMF executive board, the be completed. towards the objectives of the 2010 more funding when Europe began tances and Travelex is forex, Centurion Investments, which global crisis lender will take six But the 24 member executive reforms.” to plunge into financial crisis and their targets are different. We is part of Abu Dhabi-based KBBO months to see what can be sal- board said in a statement to the The United States, as one of the the Fund joined the rescues of see exponential growth going for- Group, owns 60 per cent of UAE vaged from the 2010 reforms, broader board of governors of the key founders of the IMF and the Greece, Ireland, and Portugal. ward,” he said. Exchange. REUTERS originally backed by Washington, Fund that it “deeply regrets” that world’s largest economy, controls AFP Samsung posts first profit dip in 3 years Apple ties with Samsung

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics triumphant surge in the fortunes as top smartphone vendor posted its first drop in annual of California tech titan Apple, net profit in three years yes- which reported a fourth quarter SEOUL: Apple caught up with market-leading position has been terday and saw resurgent net profit of $18bn — the largest Samsung as the world’s big- under siege from a resurgent arch-rival Apple barge in on its ever made by a public company. gest smartphone vendor in the Apple and rising Chinese rivals pole position as the world’s top Apple’s performance was fourth quarter of 2014, thanks to like Xiaomi. The South Korean smartphone maker. driven by the sale of 74.5 mil- booming sales of its new iPhone company, whose latest Galaxy S5 The South Korean firm, whose lion iPhones, which included a 6, market researcher Strategy smartphone received a lukewarm key mobile phone operations doubling of sales volume in the Analytics said yesterday. reception, posted its first drop in have struggled in the face of crucial Greater China region. Strategy Analytics said Apple annual net profits in three years. intense competition from cut- Samsung’s fourth quarter net shipped 74.5 million handsets in “Samsung continues to face price Chinese rivals, also warned profit, meanwhile, was down 27 the fourth quarter, compared to intense competition from Apple that it expected 2015’s “business percent at 5.3 trillion won. 51 million a year ago. at the higher-end of the smart- environment... to be as challeng- The fall was cushioned by a Samsung logged the same phone market, from Huawei ing as 2014.” boom in high-margin chip sales number of shipments, which in in the middle-tiers and from The tech giant said it recorded that helped offset the downturn its case marked a downturn from Xiaomi and others at the entry- a net profit of 23.4 trillion won in the key mobile sector, with 86 million the previous year. level,” Strategy Analytics said in ($21.45bn) in 2014, down 23.2 operating profit in the semi- The turnaround saw Samsung’s a statement. percent from a year ago and the conductor division rising 35.7 share of the global smartphone “Samsung may soon have to first decline since 2011. percent to 2.7 trillion won in the market tumble from 30 percent to consider taking over rivals, such Operating profit fell 11.7 per- October-December period from 19.6 percent, on a par with Apple. as BlackBerry, in order to revi- cent to 25 trillion won in the a year earlier. Samsung shares Samsung, which belatedly talise growth this year,” it added. year and sales also tumbled closed the day down 1.31 percent entered the market pioneered by Earlier this month, Samsung 10 percent to 206 trillion won. at 1,360,000 won. Apple, had dethroned the US firm denied media reports that it was Under growing pressure to boost The annual profit figure as the world’s top smartphone seeking a takeover of the strug- shareholder returns, the com- marked a dramatic reversal for vendor in the third quarter of gling Canadian handset maker. pany still managed to announce the company, which is also facing 2011. The South Korean electron- Taking 2014 as a whole, an increased dividend of 19,500 a once-in-a-generation leader- ics giant then went on to replace Samsung still remained the top won a share, up from 13,800 won ship change after several years Nokia as the global leader in over- smartphone vendor with total a year earlier. of stellar growth, driven by the A man using his mobile phone walks past an advertisement promoting all mobile phone sales in the first shipments of 317.2 million units, The Samsung results con- once all-conquering mobile divi- Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note Edge in Seoul yesterday. quarter of 2012. followed by Apple’s 192.7 million. trasted sharply with the sion. AFP Over the past year, Samsung’s AFP

Total awarded stake in new LG profit soars 125pc in 2014

Abu Dhabi oil concession SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Electronics said its net profit PARIS/DUBAI: Total became since the 1970s. After the deal technical and commercial offers.” last year soared 125 percent, the first oil major to renew a expired last year, ADNOC took 100 More companies will be added to boosted by surging sales of its 40-year onshore concession in percent of the concession as politi- the concession soon, ADNOC said. flagship smartphones and tel- Abu Dhabi, putting its peers cal leaders in Abu Dhabi weighed A Total spokeswoman said the evision sets. under pressure to improve terms up whether to bring in Asian firms company’s margin on the deal was Net income reached 501.3bn after the local partner said the or stick with old partners, industry better than the previous conces- won ($462m) in 2014, compared French firm made the best offer. and diplomatic sources said. Shell, sion, although commercial details with 222.7bn won a year earlier. The state-run Abu Dhabi Total and BP have made new bids, could not be divulged. Operating profit, meanwhile, was National Oil Company (ADNOC) while Exxon has decided against A Shell spokesman said the up 46 percent to 1.82 trillion won, signed an agreement with Total bidding, sources said. company had received a proposal with sales rising four percent to giving the firm a 10 percent stake The concession signed with from ADNOC regarding the com- 59 trillion won. in the new concession to help Total was effective from January pany’s bid for the onshore conces- The country’s second-largest operate the United Arab Emirates’ 1, 2015, and covers Abu Dhabi’s sion, giving no further details. BP home appliance and smartphone biggest oilfields. 15 principal onshore oilfields that declined to comment. maker attributed its strong bot- Nine Asian and Western represent more than half of the An ADNOC source told tom line to upbeat sales of its TV firms bid for stakes in the Abu Gulf emirate’s production. Reuters the firm is negotiating sets and flagship G-series smart- Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil “Total is honoured to be the first separately with other companies phones. The annual profit surge Operations (ADCO) concession international oil company to be to bring their offers in line with came despite a 205.7bn won net after a deal with Western oil chosen ... and to be entrusted with Total’s. “Shell and BP could also loss in the fourth quarter — the majors dating back to the 1970s the mission of technical leader get a 10 percent stake each as result of writing off its plasma TV expired in January 2014. on two major groups of fields,” Total,” the ADNOC source said, operations. Fourth-quarter oper- Four oil majors — ExxonMobil, Chief Executive Officer Patrick adding that Korea National Oil ating profit, however, soared 28 Royal Dutch Shell , Total and BP Pouyanne said in a statement. Corp was likely to get a 5 percent percent year-on-year to 275.1bn Models hold LG Electronics’ G Flex 2 curved smartphones during its launch — had each held 9.5 percent equity ADNOC said in a statement share, if agreed on terms. won, and sales rose 4.9 percent in Seoul. stakes in the ADCO concession that Total “presented the best REUTERS to 15.3 trillion won. AFP FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

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DBQJUBMDMFBOJOH!HNBJMDPN FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Red-hot Irving scores 55 as Cavs beat Blazers Cleveland extend winning streak even without James CLEVELAND: The Cleveland Bryant out for Cavaliers, who were play- Russell Wilson (left) and Tom Brady ing without injured superstar LeBron James, beat Portland season after 99-94 to extend their win streak to eight games behind an elec- surgery tric performance from Kyrie Super Bowl QBs Irving. LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Irving tallied a career-high 55 Lakers veteran guard Kobe points which included a team- Bryant underwent season- record 11 three pointers in front of ending shoulder surgery yes- Wilson, Brady a a crowd of 20,500 at the Quicken terday, the National Basketball Loans Arena on Wednesday. His Association team said. final dagger from beyond the arc The two-hour surgery to came with just six seconds left repair a torn rotator cuff in his study in contrasts and gave the Cavaliers the lead right shoulder was performed by for good. Dr. Neal ElAttrache. The recov- PHOENIX: Quarterbacks coach come out and coach him “He delivered,” said Cavaliers ery time is expected to be nine Russell Wilson and Tom Brady up all the time,” Edelman said. coach David Blatt. “I’ve seen a lot months. make the Super Bowl 49 clash “He’s always working on his of great performances, but some- “I expect Kobe to make a between the Seattle Seahawks fundamentals.” thing quite like that? No. full recovery and if all goes as and New England Patriots a Even after his precocious “I’ve never seen that. And I’ve expected, he should be ready duel of contrasting styles. Super Bowl success last year, in been coaching a long time.” for the start of the season,” said New England’s Brady, of course, which his Seahawks routed future With James out because of a ElAttrache. is already guaranteed his spot in Hall of Famer Peyton Manning’s sprained right wrist that could The 19-year veteran and five- the Hall of Fame. A three-time Denver Broncos 43-8, some critics keep him sidelined for at least time NBA champion suffered the Super Bowl winner, the 37-year- dismissed Wilson as a “game man- one more NBA contest, Irving injury in last Wednesday’s 96-80 old Brady will be the first quar- ager” a quarterback of pedestrian missed his first seven field goal loss at New Orleans. terback to start six Super Bowls. talent who succeeded through attempts but went 17-of-29 after It’s the third straight year Playing the game’s marquee minimizing risk and making use that. Bryant has endured a season-end- position in classic style, Brady of the tools available such as spec- He scored 28 points in the first ing injury, after a torn Achilles won titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005, tacular Seahawks running back half and had 16 in the fourth tendon in April 2013 and a broken but since then has twice fallen to Marshawn Lynch. quarter to keep the Cavs from bone in his knee last season. the New York Giants in the Super Carroll said that if any proof blowing a game they led by as The 36-year-old averaged 22.3 Bowl, in 2008 and 2012. was needed that Wilson is an ath- much as 14 points. points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists With a victory over the lete of elite stature, not only in his LaMarcus Aldridge paced in 35 games this season. AFP Seahawks, Brady would match skills but in his mindset, it was the Trail Blazers attack with 38 his boyhood idol Joe Montana and evident in the Seahawks’ stun- points, including a pair of free NBA Results Terry Bradshaw as starting quar- ning overtime victory over Green throws that tied the score with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) drives between Portland Trail Cleveland 99 Portland 94 terbacks with four rings. Bay in the NFC championship 27 seconds remaining. Blazers guard Will Barton (5) and center Meyers Leonard (11) in the fourth Philadelphia 89 Detroit 69 Wilson, 26, recalls watching as game. Following a timeout, Irving a teenager when Brady won his Wilson had thrown four inter- quarter of an NBA game at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Toronto 119 Sacramento 102 drained his final shot from the first Super Bowl crown. ceptions and Seattle trailed by Wednesday night. Houston 99 Dallas 94 left side over Nicolas Batum to Small for an NFL quarterback double digits late in regulation. Minnesota 110 Boston 98 give Cleveland the lead and break shots for the last of his 55 points. game against the Toronto Raptors at 5 ft 11 inches (1.80 metres), But Wilson kept his faith and Denver 93 New Orleans 85 CJ Miles’ franchise record for His 55 points bettered his pre- in 2005. Portland had an extra Wilson has defied expectations his focus, guiding three touch- NY Knicks 100 Oklahoma City 92 three pointers in a game. vious career high of 44 points day off after Monday’s scheduled with a strong arm and running down drives for the win. Irving grabbed the rebound which he posted in an overtime game in Brooklyn was postponed Atlanta 113 Brooklyn 102 ability and will be the youngest “He’s got a tremendous com- after Damian Lillard was short on loss to Charlotte last season. because of a snow storm that San Antonio 95 Charlotte 86 quarterback in league history to petitive mindset,” Carroll said. a three from the right corner at It was also just one short of hammered parts of the US east- LA Clippers 94 Utah 89 start two Super Bowls. “You saw a tremendous illustra- the other end and made two foul James’ franchise record set in a ern seaboard. AFP Phoenix 106 Washington 98 “Russell and Tom Brady are tion of that. I don’t think you both great winners,” Seahawks could hope an athlete at this level coach Pete Carroll said. “Tom could have a more clear mindset has had a long time to prove that. of what it takes to come through Pacquiao, Mayweather meet at NBA game Russell is at the early stages of and get it done more so than what proving that to the world. But he’s Russell has.” LOS ANGELES: Manny remains to be that a fight scuttled because Mayweather got a chance to be similar.” Brady was in his first year as a Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather seen whether the between the two says Pacquiao refused to submit Similar someday in accomplish- starter, his second in the league, met for the first time by chance two camps can could lead to the to random blood testing. ment, perhaps, but not in style. when he won his first Super Bowl during the halftime of an NBA agree on terms first $200 mil- Earlier this month, the US “He throws the ball kind of title in 2002, leading the Patriots game, raising hopes that talks for a possible May lion purse in box- media reported that Pacquiao like a baseball, so at times it is a over the St. Louis Rams. for a fight later this year might 2 blockbuster ing history with had agreed to a 40 percent cut of little bit more difficult to catch He admits now that he didn’t get serious. fight in Las Vegas. much of that the revenue, leaving Mayweather because he puts a lot of veloc- understand the magnitude of lift- The boxers were watching the The two sides money coming with a 60 percent share for a fight ity on it,” Seattle wide receiver ing two more titles in the next Miami Heat-Milwaukee Bucks have been con- from pay-per- expected to shatter all box-office Doug Baldwin said of Wilson, who three years. game on Tuesday night in south- ducting on and view sales. and television revenue records. is adept at throwing on the run, “That happened so fast,” Brady ern Florida from their court-side off negotiations At one point Mayweather potentially has but can just as easily take off with said. “I didn’t even understand seats when Mayweather walked for what certainly Pacquiao says more to lose in a fight against the ball. what was happening.” across the floor at halftime. The would be the rich- Mayweather Pacquiao. He has a perfect 47-0 “However, it is very accurate Since then he’s endured two two spoke briefly and afterwards est fight in boxing offered him a record and has won world titles at and it is a tight spiral. When you Super Bowl disappointments, Pacquiao said that it was the first history for sev- $40 million purse five different weight classes. But pick it up in it’s trajectory it is one of those defeats coming at time he had spoken face-to-face eral years now. on the condi- a defeat at the Filipino’s hands pretty much going to where it is the same University of Phoenix with Mayweather. In the past, tion Mayweather would ruin that streak and tar- going to go.” Stadium where he’ll play on “He and Manny had never had Mayweather has Manny Pacquiao (left) and Floyd would keep the nish his legacy, especially if he Patriots wide receiver Julian Sunday. a chance to meet,” Pacquiao’s said the expected Mayweather meet during halftime pay-per-view were to get knocked out. Edelman calls a ball thrown by Brady says that coincidence adviser Michael Koncz told ESPN. fight would only of an NBA game on Tuesday night. money, which The two were long-time rivals Brady, a field general most at won’t weigh on him. com. take place if he would have as the “best pound-for-pound” home passing from the pocket “a “It’s not where you play, it’s how Pacquiao and Mayweather were receives a much amounted to boxer of their generation, but the pretty ball” — as he’d expect from you play,” he said. Against Wilson seen exchanging phone numbers bigger purse than the Filipino more than double what Pacquiao dream fight has never material- a veteran who never stops trying and the Seahawks, “if we want to after their chat. superstar. received. ised to the disappointment of the to improve. win this game, we’ve got to play Nothing is official and it In 2012, there was speculation Previous talks were also boxing world. AFP “He still has a quarterback really well.” AFP QMSF sets stage for 2015 Qatar Cup in Doha

DOHA: The Qatar Marine Racing for Cancer MTi and Ron “We have achieved that in a QMSF, I take this opportunity to Sports Federation (QMSF) is Roman’s Motley Crew Skater. short space of time. Through the welcome our overseas visitors, making its final preparations Other boats to make the trip hard work of every member of media, television personnel, team for the largest powerboat racing across the Atlantic Ocean in my team in Qatar and the efforts members and competitors to what festival ever to be staged in the the class include Peppers, Pro from the staff at OPGP it has we hope will be four days of safe Middle East. Floors Racing and Persu Cat been possible to stage the Qatar and spectacular racing on Doha Under the presidency of H Racing. Cup. On behalf of everyone at the Bay.” THE PENINSULA E Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al An impressive list of SuperCar Thani, the QMSF has joined Lite boats were on the ship that 2015 Qatar Cup Schedule forces with Offshore Powerboat arrived in Doha on January 17 Grand Prix (OPGP) to run the and include The Hulk, Smart Tuesday, February 3 10am–10.45am: Inshore race 1 (C1) 2015 Qatar Cup in Doha Bay from Marine and Gary Ballough’s Doug 9am-5pm: Technical inspections and 11am-11.45am: Inshore race 1 (C225) February 3 to 7. Wright-built BG Racing. Qatar’s registration 3pm-3.45pm: Offshore race 1 (SuperCat Lite) Months of hard work and plan- XCat star Mohammed Al-Nasser Wednesday, February 4 4pm–4.45pm: Offshore race 1 (SuperVee ning by officials in Qatar and the and two race boats from Dubai 9am–10am: Inshore time testing and SuperCat) USA have now come to fruition and Abu Dhabi are also on the (C1 and C2) Friday, February 6 and race-crafts from the USA provisional list of entries. 10am—11am: Offshore time testing have already safely arrived in Billy Glueck’s Twisted Metal 1pm-1.30pm: Practice Pro Marathon (SuperCat Lite) Qatar and will be joined by boats Fountain and Dan Kleitz’s 1.45pm-2.15pm: Offshore race 1 (SuperCat Lite) from Turkey, Australasia and Outerlimits 43 top the SuperVee 11am–12pm: Offshore time testing 2.30pm–3.30pm: Inshore testing (SuperVee and SuperCat) the Middle East to take part in class before official registration Saturday, February 7 a series of races and qualifying and technical inspections get 1pm-2pm: Inshore time testing and pole Ali Al Neama will team up with Billy Moore in the Spirit of Qatar 20 at 9am-9.45am: Inshore race 2 (C2) sessions over four days next week. underway on Tuesday. position (C225) the inaugural Qatar Cup. 10am–10.45am: Inshore race 2 (C1) Topping the field are the flag- “One of our visions at the 2pm-3pm: Offshore pole position ship race boats in the SuperCat class race for local competitors Moore have been competing in QMSF was to stage an event of (SuperCat Lite) 11am-11.45am: Inshore race 2 (C225) and SuperVee classes but they will next Friday. Super Boat International (SBI) this nature and to attract some 3pm–4pm: Offshore pole position 2.30pm-3.15pm: Offshore race 2 (SuperCat Lite) be joined on the Doha Bay course Spirit of Qatar 20 tops the for the last two years in the USA, of the finest racers from all over (SuperVee and SuperCat) 3.30pm – 4.15pm: Offshore race 2 by racers entered in the C1, C2, list of entrants in the SuperCat but their MTi has returned to the world to come here and take Thursday, February 5 (SuperVee and SuperCat) SuperCat Lite and C225 classes. class. Local driver Ali Al Neama Qatar and they will line up along- part,” said the President of the 4.45pm: Awards ceremony There will also be a Pro Marathon and American throttleman Billy side the likes of Randy Sweers’s Qatar Marine Sports Federation. 9am-9.45am: Inshore race 1 (C2) FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Amla, Rossouw Pakistan’s Aamer prepares for fresh start set up big win KARACHI: Disgraced PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board), has fight against fixing by recording for South Africa Pakistani fast bowler exercised his discretion to allow messages for education sessions. Mohammad Aamer yesterday Aamer to return to domestic Cricket, and Pakistani cricket CENTURION: Hashim Amla vowed to prove himself a “bet- cricket played under the auspices in particular, has struggled with and Rilee Rossouw both hit ter player and better human” of the PCB with immediate effect,” the scourge of corruption in centuries for the second time after his spot-fixing ban was the ICC said in a statement. recent years and there has been in the series to set up a 131- relaxed, allowing him to play Aamer said he was overwhelmed some disquiet about Aamer’s Banned run win for South Africa in the again in domestic matches. by the announcement, the fruit of return to the game. Pakistani fifth and final ODI against the The International Cricket two years of efforts by the PCB. Some former professionals have paceman West Indies at SuperSport Park Council (ICC), the sport’s gov- “It’s the biggest news of my said he should not be allowed back Mohammad yesterday. erning body, gave permission life,” he said by phone. “It was the into international cricket, but Aamer speaks Amla made 133 and Rossouw yesterday for the 22-year-old to most difficult phase of my life but Aamer vowed to win over the to media powered his way to 132 in a South return to the game in Pakistan I am sure it’s over now and I am naysayers with his bowling -- and representatives African total of 361 for five in with immediate effect. keen to return to international promised to behave from now on. an innings reduced to 42 overs in Lahore The move brings Aamer a step grounds.” “If anyone has any problems because of rain. yesterday. closer to a return to international Aamer, along with captain with my return I am sure he will West Indies were bowled out competition and a measure of Salman Butt and new-ball partner change his views with my char- for 230 in reply with left-arm redemption for his part in one of Mohammad Asif were found guilty acter and good performances,” he pace bowler Wayne Parnell tak- the most scandalous episodes in of orchestrating deliberate no- said. ing four for 42. modern cricket. balls in the Test against England. “My job is to play and do well The win completed a 4-1 series Aamer was one of three The three players and their agent and I am sure that I will return victory for South Africa in the Pakistani players handed bans of Mazhar Majeed were jailed by a to international cricket as a bet- last match both teams will play at least five years for arranging British court after the now-defunct ter player and better human being before travelling to Australia and no-balls to order in a Test against tabloid News of the World exposed and that’s my aim.” said yesterday. Aamer said that second chance. New Zealand for the World Cup. England at Lord’s in 2010. them in a sting operation. PCB lawyer Tafazzul Rizvi said even at his lowest points he never “A young boy committed a Amla and Rossouw punished His ban was due to expire At the time of the incident, Aamer will be monitored closely thought of giving up cricket. blunder and for that he has been a lacklustre West Indian bowl- on September 2, but the ICC’s left-armer Aamer was regarded during his return to domestic “I have not forgotten how to punished,” Wasim said by phone ing attack as they equalled their Anti-Corruption and Security as one of the hottest young bowl- matches. bowl but now my focus on cricket from Australia. “As a nation we own South African record for any Unit (ACSU) used discretionary ing prospects in world cricket and “The ICC code was followed will be more than before as I have must forgive as he has completed wicket by putting on 247 for the powers to allow him to return to there was some sympathy for him, in the process and now PCB will to prove myself again,” he said. the rehab mandatory for banned third wicket. domestic cricket early. given his young age -- he was 18 monitor Aamer’s behaviour in the Legendary Pakistani left-arm players. We must adopt a ‘forget They set the mark with a first “The ACSU Chairman, Sir at the time. The ACSU said it next few months and only after quick Wasim Akram, to whom and forgive’ policy and Aamer wicket stand in the second match Ronnie Flanagan, with the prior was satisfied Aamer had shown that will he be eligible to return Aamer was compared, said it should also show that he is now a in Johannesburg when both also approval of the ICC Board and the remorse and cooperated in the to international cricket,” Rizvi was right to give the youngster a better human being.” REUTERS hit hundreds and provided a plat- form for AB de Villiers to hit the fastest century in one-day inter- national history. Sri Lanka’s Kumar De Villiers was rested for Sangakkara Wednesday’s game, along with all Sangakkara’s (bottom) four of South Africa’s first-choice celebrates specialist bowlers. catching a wicket “While batting we were only during the one- trying to hit every ball for a day international boundary and it turned out well,” super show cricket match said Amla. “There was time in the against New series when we were under pres- WELLINGTON: Kumar taking his career total to 474 dis- Zealand and sure but having everyone in good Sangakkara scored an unbeaten missals with 378 catches and 96 Sri Lanka at nick is good for our chances in the 113 and then returned to break stumpings in the 50-over format Westpac Stadium World Cup.” the world record for the most when he played as a wicketkeeper. in Wellington West Indian captain Jason dismissals by a wicketkeeper in Australia’s Gilchrist achieved yesterday. Holder sent South Africa in to one-day internationals as Sri 472 dismissals in 287 one-day Sangakkara broke bat and initially it seemed a good Lanka beat New Zealand by 34 matches. the world record move as the batsmen struggled to runs in the seventh and final “The entire team has been for the most time the ball on a pitch which had match in Wellington yesterday. working very hard. The hard dismissals by spent most of the day under the Sangakkara’s 21st one-day hun- work has paid off with some good a wicketkeeper covers as steady drizzle delayed dred anchored Sri Lanka to 287 performances out in the middle,” in one-day the start by two-and-a-half hours. for six after the visitors opted to man-of-the-match Sangakkara internationals as “We just let it slip in the middle bat first on winning the toss. said at the presentation. “I just Sri Lanka beat and we didn’t really bowl well,” New Zealand, who won the try to do the basics as well as I New Zealand by admitted Holder. “We were’t con- series 4-2, never recovered from can.” 34 runs in the sistent and lost wickets at regular losing early wickets in their chase Earlier, Tillakaratne Dilshan seventh and final intervals. Our batsmen need to and were all out for 253 in the (81) and Lahiru Thirimanne match in Wellington take responsibility and they need 46th over. (30) gave Sri Lanka a good start, yesterday. to bat till the end.” The hosts were reduced to adding 71 for the opening wicket Amla took his total for the 42-3 in the 12th over and barring before the latter fell leg before to series to 413 for twice out, scor- a 74-run stand between Luke Anderson. Sangakkara walked ing his 133 runs off 105 balls with Ronchi (47) and Daniel Vettori out at number three and then “The entire 11 fours and six sixes. (35) for the seventh wicket, Sri added 104 for the second wicket team has been The left-handed Rossouw took Lanka always looked in control. before Dilshan was out caught by working very 60 balls to reach his fifty but then Kane Williamson top-scored wicketkeeper Ronchi off paceman hard. The hard cut loose, needing only another 23 for New Zealand with 54 while Southee. work has paid off balls to post his second interna- Kyle Mills hit a 17-ball 30 towards Sri Lanka lost a few quick with some good tional century and only 15 more the end. wickets but Sangakkara held the performances out before he was caught on the The 37-year-old Sangakkara, innings together and brought up in the middle,” boundary off Andre Russell after who is expected to retire from his century with a crisp pull shot Man-of-the- an innings which included nine international cricket after off Mitchell McClenaghan. The Match Kumara fours and eight sixes. the World Cup, passed Adam stylish left-hander hit 14 bounda- Sangakkara Andre Russell took three wick- Gilchrist as the most successful ries in his 105-ball knock. said at the ets but conceded 85 runs in eight wicketkeeper when he caught Anderson finished with three overs, including 28 in one over Corey Anderson off the bowling wickets for 59 runs for New presentation. during the batting power play. of Shaminda Eranga. Zealand. The World Cup, which “I just try to do Russell sent down three no- He later added another catch is co-hosted by New Zealand and the basics as well balls and five wides, two of which to the tally when he pouched Australia, runs from February as I can.” were out of reach of wicketkeeper Tim Southee off Thisara Perera, 14-March 29. REUTERS Denesh Ramdin and went to the boundary. REUTERS Scoreboard ICC approves World’s top wicketkeepers in ODIs Player Span Mat Dismissals Ct St Scoreboard Sri Lanka T Latham b Eranga ...... 6 L Thirimanne lbw Anderson ...... 30 K Williamson c Jayawardene b Dilshan ...... 54 dates for major KC Sangakkara 2000-2015 353 474 378 96 South Africa T Dilshan c Ronchi b Southee ...... 81 R Taylor b Chameera ...... 11 AC Gilchrist 1996-2008 282 472 417 55 Q de Kock c Carter b Holder ...... 4 K Sangakkara (not out) ...... 113 G Elliott c Chandimal b Chameera ...... 24 tournaments MV Boucher 1998-2011 294 424 402 22 H Amla b Russell ...... 133 M Jayawardene c Ronchi b Southee ...... 14 C Anderson c Sangakkara b Eranga ...... 29 MS Dhoni 2004-2015 253 314 229 85 F du Plessis c Cottrell b Russell ...... 16 DUBAI: The International S Prasanna lbw Mills ...... 1 L Ronchi b Kulasekara ...... 47 Moin Khan 1990-2004 211 287 214 73 R Rossouw c Carter b Russell ...... 132 Cricket Council yesterday D Chandimal c Ronchi b Anderson ...... 5 D Vettori b Prasanna ...... 35 BB McCullum 2002-2013 184 242 227 15 D Miller c Ramdin b Holder ...... 23 approved the dates for major T Perera c Mills b Anderson ...... 20 K Mills run out ...... 30 IA Healy 1988-1997 168 233 194 39 J Duminy (not out) ...... 18 N Kulasekara (not out) ...... 12 T Southee c Sangakkara b Perera ...... 1 tournaments for the next four F Behardien (not out) ...... 5 Rashid Latif 1992-2003 166 220 182 38 Extras (LB 2, WD 9) ...... 11 M McClenaghan (not out) ...... 5 years, up to the 2019 World Cup Extras (LB7, NB3, W20) ...... 30 RS Kaluwitharana 1992-2004 186 206 131 75 Total (for 6 wickets, 50 overs) ...... 287 Extras (LB 5, WD 6) ...... 11 in England. Total (5 wkts, 42 overs) ...... 361 Fall of wickets: 1-71, 2-175, 3-203, 4-209, Total (for 10 wickets, 45.2 overs) ...... 253 England will also host the 2017 PJL Dujon 1981-1991 167 204 183 21 Did not bat: W Parnell, A Phangiso, M de 5-231, 6-253 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-11, 3-42, 4-101, Champions Trophy one-day tour- Lange, K Abbott Bowling: Mills 8-1-42-1 (2w) Southee 10-0- 5-121, 6-141, 7-215, 8-218, 9-225, 10-253 nament and India the 2016 World India’s Yuvraj added to MCC Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-59, 3-306, 4-330, 50-2 (1w), McClenaghan 9-0-47-0, Vettori Bowling: Kulasekara 9-0-55-2 (3w), Eranga Twenty20. 5-345 8-0-52-0 (1w), Anderson 9-0-59-3 (2w), Elliott 9-1-34-2 (1w), Prasanna 9.2-0-30-1 (1w), The ICC awarded these events Bowling: Cottrell 7-0-68-0 (2w), Holder 9-0- 4-0-24-0 (2w), Williamson 2-0-11-0 Chameera 8-0-60-2, Perera 5-0-42-1 (1w), last year, but the dates were squad for UAE matches 77-2 (3w), Brathwaite 9-0-46-0 (2w), Russell New Zealand Dilshan 5-0-27-1 finalised in the Board meeting in 8-0-85-3 (3nb, 5w), Sammy 7-0-59-0, De- LONDON: M Guptill lbw Kulasekara 0 Result: Sri Lanka won by 34 runs Dubai yesterday. India batsman Yuvraj Singh (pictured) has been called onarine 2-0-19-0 The World Twenty20 qualifier up to play for Marylebone Cricket Club West Indies will be hosted jointly by Ireland (MCC) in March’s Emirates Twenty20 C Gayle c De Kock b Abbott ...... 0 ‘ Super Over’ returns for World and Scotland from July 6 to 26 tournament in Dubai, the invitational N Deonarine run out (Amla) ...... 43 this year. team announced yesterday. D Smith lbw b Phangiso ...... 31 Bangladesh will host the He joins Alastair Cook, Michael Carberry M Samuels b Abbott ...... 50 Cup final, says ICC Under-19 World Cup from and Nick Compton in the MCC squad for D Ramdin c Amla b Parnell ...... 40 January 22 to February 14 2016 the tournament, which also features English A Russell c De Kock b Parnell ...... 24 MELBOURNE: A ‘Super Over’ will be used to determine the while the World Twenty20 will be county sides Lancashire, Yorkshire and J Carter c Abbott b Parnell ...... 0 winner of this year’s World Cup if the final ends in a tie, the held in India from March 11 to Sussex. D Sammy b Behardien ...... 27 International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed yesterday. April 3 2016. Yuvraj, who most recently played for J Holder c Rossouw b Parnell ...... 0 The tiebreaker, in which a team nominates three batsmen to face The Champions Trophy will be Punjab in the Ranji Trophy, played against C Brathwaite c De Kock b De Lange ...... 1 six deliveries from a rival bowler, was in place in the 2011 final but held in England from June 1 to the MCC last year, scoring 132 for the Rest S Cottrell (not out) ...... 2 was scrapped in the lead-up to next month’s World Cup in Australia 19 2017, while the ICC Women’s of the World XI in the Lord’s Bicentenary Extras (LB2, W10) ...... 12 and New Zealand. World Cup 2017 will be held in match. Total (37.4 overs) ...... 230 “The ICC Board reinstated the use of a Super Over in the event of a England from August 4 to 27. “I am very excited about being part of the Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-77, 3-81, 4-172, tie in the World Cup final,” cricket’s governing body said in a statement The 2018 edition of the Junior squad for this tournament, and I’d like to thank MCC for offering me 5-176, 6-177, 7-196, 8-196, 9-214, 10-230 on Thursday. The ICC is also allowing captains to enter the February World Cup will be hosted by the chance to play out in Dubai again,” Yuvraj said in a statement. Bowling: Abbott 7-0-59-2 (3w), De Lange 14-March 29 tournament with a clean slate regarding minor over-rate New Zealand from January 12 to “There are some great players in the squad so we stand a good chance 8-0-34-1 (1w), Parnell 9-0-42-4 (2w), Phang- offences. “All captains will enter World Cup with no over-rate ‘strikes’ February 4, 2018. of winning the competition.” iso 8-0-53-1, Behardien 5.4-0-40-1 (1w) against their names and they will only be suspended from playing in a The 2019 World Cup will be The Emirates T20 tournament precedes the day-night Champion Result: South Africa won by 131 runs match if over-rate offences are committed during the event,” it added. held in England from May 30 to County match between MCC and Yorkshire, which acts as a curtain- Series: S Africa won the five-match series 4-1 REUTERS July 15. REUTERS raiser for the new English season. REUTERS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Neymar double sends Barca into semi-finals Catalans edge out nine-man Atletico in five-goal thriller

BARCELONA: Neymar struck twice as Barcelona came from Tottenham Hotspurs’ Christian Eriksen (right) celebrates with team-mates behind to seal a 3-2 victory over after scoring a goal against Sheffield United during their Capital One Cup nine-man Atletico Madrid and semi-final second-leg match at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Wednesday. reach the King’s Cup semi-finals 4-2 on aggregate on Wednesday night. Fernando Torres put Atletico ahead inside the first minute with Tottenham reach a precise strike from the edge of the area but Barca have clicked into form recently and hit back quickly through Neymar. League Cup final Atletico were awarded a pen- alty when Javier Mascherano LONDON: Christian Eriksen the area into the far top corner was adjudged to have fouled was Tottenham Hotspur’s ice- off the post with the hosts’ keeper Juanfran Torres on the half-hour man as they suppressed a late Mark Howard rooted to the spot. mark, though television replays revival from third-tier Sheffield The lower league side, whose appeared to show the incident United to reach the League cup pedigree has upset five occurred outside the area. Cup final 3-2 on aggregate on Premier League sides in the last Raul Garcia made no mistake Wednesday night. 12 months, laboured to claw a from the spot to restore Atletico’s Tottenham, who will face way back into the match, but the advantage. Chelsea in the final at Wembley more they pushed on the likelier Miranda put the ball into his on March 1, appeared to be cruis- it looked that Spurs would add to own net as he attempted to clear ing when they took a first-half their tally. a corner which had been flicked lead through Eriksen’s stunning Yet two minutes of madness on by Sergio Busquets and in free kick which took their aggre- turned the tie around and left a lightning attack from Barca gate advantage to 2-0. Tottenham facing a scrap they Jordi Alba found Neymar in the Sheffield United teenager Che would not have seen coming. area and the Brazilian finished Adams came off the bench, how- Adams came off the bench on clinically. ever, to turn the tie on its head 74 minutes and kept his head to There were heated exchanges with two goals in two minutes, finish calmly past Vorm with his throughout the match with plenty giving his team a 2-1 lead and instep, sparking the home crowd at stake and it boiled over at half- FC Barcelona’s Brazilian striker Neymar celebrates after scoring a goal against Atletico Madrid during the levelling the aggregate score. into life and adding spice to a cup time with Atletico midfielder Gabi King’s Cup quarter-final second-leg match, at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid on Wednesday night. Eriksen ensured four-times tie that had seemed to be heading Fernandez sent off following a winners Spurs avoided playing to a predictable conclusion. confrontation in the tunnel. game in the first half. It was a Barca will face the winners of second leg with Atletico Madrid extra time when he found space His second goal had an element Mario Suarez was also dis- good half for the fans and we took Getafe and Villarreal who play turned nasty. on the edge of the lower league of good fortune as his deflected missed six minutes from the end advantage of the openings that we yesterday with the latter leading “The moment arrived when the side’s box with two minutes effort from the edge of the area after receiving his second yellow had.” 1-0 from the first leg. game had got ugly and we took off remaining and calmly slotted looped away from Spurs keeper card. Despite the fact they were Athletic Bilbao are at home to Neymar so it didn’t get any more home. Vorm. The Atletico players were angry chasing the game, Atletico coach Malaga having drawn 0-0 in the heated,” said Enrique. “Sheffield United definitely With their tails up, United with the performance of the refe- Diego Simeone said he asked his first leg and Espanyol travel to “Players ought to be intelligent gave us a big fight. They gained looked favourites to grab the win- ree but Busquets felt that neither players to show more restraint at Sevilla leading 3-1. and know that they are fellow confidence after they scored their ner, but their hopes of a reach- side benefited from his decisions. halftime. Neymar subbed for own professionals.” first goal, the second one was a ing a first final were dashed by “I’ve also been told that the “I told them not to take risks safety, admits Barca boss “Neymar showed the attitude bit lucky but we came back at the Eriksen’s precise finish. penalty conceded by Mascherano and concentrate on not conceding Barcelona boss Luis Enrique he always does. He is a player end,” Eriksen told Sky Sports. “It was just a bit of quality that shouldn’t have been given. There goals,” he told a news conference. said he had to substitute two- with a lot of confidence and helps Eriksen’s opener on 28 minutes made the difference,” Sheffield were mistakes made against both “I thought it was the best deci- goal star Neymar to prevent the us all in all phases of the game. was a moment of supreme quality. United manager Nigel Clough teams,” he told reporters. sion for the team and the club Brazilian from being injured as his Today he was outstanding,” added The Dane whipped a stunning said. “Eriksen’s two goals tonight “There was little control in the after the way the first half went.” side’s Copa del Rey quarter-final, Enrique. AGENCIES free kick from the right side of were superb.” REUTERS Blatter submits bid for fifth Guinea into Cup of Nations term as FIFA President quarters after lots drawn

PARIS: FIFA boss Joseph Al Hussein, ex-FIFA executive Blatter’s reign has been tar- MALABO, Equatorial President Boubacar Baba Diarra deadlocked on three points each Blatter yesterday submitted Jerome Champagne and former nished by accusations of corrup- Guinea: Guinea qualified for the representing Mali. behind winners the Ivory Coast his candidature for a fifth term France winger David Ginola. tion stemming from the bidding Africa Cup of Nations quarter- “It is the worst kind of cruelty in Group D. as President of world football’s “It’s very difficult to beat process for the 2018 and 2022 finals yesterday after a drawing to force a team to do this,” he said Both had identical records governing body. Blatter, I know, but I think the World Cups, which were awarded of lots was required to separate after. after drawing 1-1 in all three “Today (Thursday) is a key world of football is with me,” to Russia and Qatar respectively. them and Mali. “We would have preferred to of their group games, including date in the electoral calendar. said Ginola, 47, who is being paid Although the deadline was yes- They will go through to a quar- lose on sporting criteria, which against each other in Mongomo I’ve made my submission, now the £250,000 by betting company terday, FIFA official Domenico ter-final on Sunday in Malabo is why the CAF (Confederation of on Wednesday evening. electoral committee follow a proc- Paddy Power to throw his hat Scala said it could take time against Group C winners Ghana African Football) must look again There are precedents at the ess,” the 78-year-old Swiss wrote into the ring. before the names of the candi- while Mali go home. at their rules. We’d prefer to lose Cup of Nations for such a curi- on his Twitter account. Ginola said the challengers dates are revealed. The surreal event took place on the pitch. They should have ous drama, with a drawing of lots The deadline for nominees to were looking for “more democ- “We cannot make a statement during a meeting of the tourna- counted the number of corners needed in 1988 to take Algeria announce their candidacies falls racy and more transparency” in at the time of the date limit,” said ment Organising Committee at a or free-kicks, or take into account through to the knockout stage at at midnight yesterday. football’s world governing body. Scala, president of FIFA’s Audit hotel in Equatorial Guinea’s capi- fair-play. But not lose like that. the expense of the Ivory Coast in Blatter, who has held the post “It can’t be that football is the and Compliance Committee. tal Malabo. “We have built our team Morocco. since 1998, had already indicated most popular sport, but the most “A certain time will be needed A representative of each team patiently. Mali has not had a team Before that, in 1965, Tunisia his intention to seek another inaccessible politically speaking,” before the ad hoc electoral com- was sent to take part — each like that for 20 years, so to lose qualified for the final from a term, and has wide support in Ginola told Spanish sports daily mission are in a position to picked out a green ball with the like that in a drawing of lots is three-team group ahead of Asia, Africa and Oceania. Marca. announce the candidates.” winning one containing a piece of the worst kind of cruelty.” Senegal via a draw. Among his challengers are Candidates must have played The election will take place in paper marked with the number Just before the draw, CAF More recently, a drawing of lots former Portugal and Real Madrid an active role in football admin- Zurich on May 29. two inside. President Issa Hayatou said: “I’m was required at the 1990 World winger Luis Figo, Dutch foot- istration for two of the past five Meanwhile, Figo’s decision to Amara Dabo, the financial not happy that we have to do this Cup in Italy after the Netherlands ball boss Michael Van Praag, years and be publicly nominated enter FIFA’s presidential election director of Guinea’s sports min- but we have no choice.” and the Republic of Ireland fin- Asian Football Confederation by five of FIFA’s 209 member has received a positive reaction in istry, picked out the winning ball, The two nations were left ished tied for second place in their Vice-president Prince Ali bin associations. his native Portugal. AGENCIES with national football federation to draw lots after they finished group. AFP Wiesberger leads by one in Dubai as McIlroy lurks

DUBAI: A dynamic sequence early on, just didn’t get the ball is much better and these sort of of five birdies in a row lifted to the hole, and finally hit one scores come a lot easier to me Austrian Bernd Wiesberger to close on six, got a nice birdie on these days,” said the 25-year-old the top of the leaderboard on nine and took advantage on the Northern Irishman. eight-under 64 after the Dubai back nine,” the 29-year-old from “Managing my game and know- Desert Classic first round Vienna told reporters. ing how to shoot a score is kind of yesterday. “Once I got the pace right on second nature whereas back then, World number one Rory the greens, which was a bit slower 66 would have been a really good McIlroy was handily placed on than expected, the ball started score for me. These days it’s sort 66, as was Scotland’s Stephen dropping.” of what I expect of myself.” Gallacher who is bidding for Wiesberger led after the second Gallacher showed he was not a hat-trick of victories after and third rounds of last week’s about to hand his crown back landing the trophy in 2013 and Qatar Masters before finishing lightly, notching five birdies and 2014. third behind South African win- an eagle and holing out from a Sharing second spot on seven- ner Branden Grace. greenside bunker. under were English pair Lee That effort helped him jump “This round is a statement that Westwood and Andy Sullivan, eight places to 59th in the world I don’t want to give the trophy Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium and rankings, within sight of becom- back without a fight but then it American Peter Uihlein. ing the first Austrian to qualify is only the first round and I still Twice tour winner Wiesberger, for the U.S. Masters. have three rounds to play,” said who had only 25 putts in ideal Former winner McIlroy posted the Ryder Cup Scot. conditions at the Emirates Golf seven birdies, including two in Gallacher is looking to join a Club, reeled off birdies at the 13th, succession at the start. select group of five players to have Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off during the first round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic 2015 at the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th. “Compared to when I first won three European Tour events Emirates Golf Club in Dubai yesterday. “I struggled with my putting won here in 2009 my golf game in a row. REUTERS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Australian Open Results Murray edges Berdych to Melbourne: Collated results from day 11 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park yesterday:

Men’s singles - Semi-finals

Andy Murray (GBR x6) bt Tomas Berdych reach Australian Open final (CZE x7) 6-7 (6/8), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5

Women’s singles - Semi-finals

I’ll try my best on Sunday. I’ll go in with best tactics possible: Murray Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) bt Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x10) 6-3, 6-2 MELBOURNE: Britain’s Andy “At the start I felt like I was on over disengaged Berdych in just Murray will play in his fourth the back foot a little bit. Towards 30 minutes. Murray went on the Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Madison Keys Australian Open final in six the end of the first set I started offensive and broke Berdych after (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 years after a commanding and to come into it more, be more trailing 0-40, hitting a forehand tension-filled four-sets win over aggressive,” he said. winner to the corner on break Men’s doubles - Semi-finals Czech Tomas Berdych yesterday. “Then in the second set I just point. Berdych was making more The dual Grand Slam cham- picked up from how I was playing errors as the Scot stormed to a Simone Bolelli/Fabio Fognini (ITA) bt Jean- pion, seeded six, beat the seventh at the end of the first. I felt like I two sets to one lead. Julien Rojer (NED)/Horia Tecau (ROU x6) seed 6-7 (6/8), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 in 3hr could have won the first set, had Murray got the decisive break 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 26min and will play either four- some chances there. of serve in the 11th game, clinch- time winner Novak Djokovic “I was extremely aggressive in ing the match with an ace in his Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut or defending champion Stan the second set. Managed to run next service game. (FRA) bt Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Marcelo Melo Wawrinka in Sunday’s decider. away with it.” (BRA x4) 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5) The tournament has been a There was plenty of friction heartbreak Grand Slam for the between the two and a few glares Super Serena Mixed doubles - Quarter-finals Scot with three runner-up fin- at each other at changeovers ishes, but he has given himself during the opening set sparked waits for Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)/Daniel Nestor another chance to break through by Berdych’s decision to hire (CAN x3) bt Cara Black (ZIM)/Juan and add to his Wimbledon and US former Murray team member Sharapova in Sebastian Cabal (COL x5) 6-2, 6-3 Open titles. Dani Vallverdu as his coach. Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE)/Pablo Cuevas (URU) “Obviously losing in the finals Murray blamed the media for bt Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)/Marcelo Melo is disappointing. But making four stirring it up. grudge final (BRA x2) 6-1, 6-2 finals is a very difficult thing to “You (media) wanted there to MELBOURNE: Serena do,” Murray said. be tension. Because of everything Williams and Maria Sharapova “I played very well tonight and that’s gone on it’s kind of a natu- set up a grudge Australian to be in the final four times here ral thing to happen. So I kind of Open final between the world’s because I’m surrounded by guys expected and had planned for that top two players yesterday, like Roger (Federer), Novak and to be the case as well,” he said. with the Russian desperate to Rafa (Nadal), doesn’t look like “A lot was made of Dani work- break 10-year jinx against her much, but that doesn’t happen ing with him. Me and Dani have arch-rival. that often. So I’m very proud of been friends since we were 15 and Williams had to quell a deter- that. I felt that was a little bit unfair mined challenge from unseeded “I’ll try my best on Sunday. I’ll and unnecessary. There is more fellow American Madison Keys, go in with best tactics possible, to life than sport,” he said. 19, to make her sixth Australian LEFT: Andy Murray of Britain prepare well, couple days’ rest, Murray broke Berdych’s serve decider, while Sharapova crushed celebrates after defeating recover as best as I can. All I can six times and hit 40 winners, 10th seed Ekaterina Makarova in Tomas Berdych of Czech do is give my best.” while Berdych served more dou- her all-Russian last four clash. Republic in their singles semi- The world number six had ble-faults than aces. The result renews an intense too much variety in his play The Czech broke the Scot in rivalry between two of the great final match at the Australian for Berdych, who was nowhere the eighth game but was himself of the modern era, with 23 Grand Open in Melbourne yesterday. near the composed player that broken as he served for the set Slams between them -- 18 for Murray won 6-7 (6/8), 6-0, 6-3, eliminated Rafael Nadal in the at 5-3. Berdych fought off break Williams and five for Sharapova. 7-5 quarter-finals. points in the 11th game but pre- The statistics heavily favour After losing a marathon vailed in the tiebreaker after Williams, 33, who has a daunting 76-minute opening set in a tie- Murray had set point at 6-5. It 16-2 record over Sharapova, with breaker, Murray finished strongly was a psychological lift for the the Russian failing to defeat her to clinch the match and claim Czech but the dual major cham- American rival for more than a his eighth Grand Slam final pion raced through the second decade. appearance. set with a triple service break “I’m excited. I love playing her. I look forward to it,” said Williams, who will keep her world number one ranking simply by making the final, regardless of the result. before surging home 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 “I think my confidence should given her strength against other A win would take her Grand and said that against Sharapova be pretty high going into a final players on tour, Sharapova said Slam tally to 19, overtaking Chris she needed to avoid the slow starts of a Grand Slam no matter who she probably over-reacted to Evert and Martina Navratilova that have dogged her tournament. I’m facing and whether I’ve had the American great’s power and on the all-time Open-era list to “It’s going to be important for a terrible record, to say the least, aggression. out her within striking distance me to get off to a good start, I against someone,” she said. “I think that’s always made me of Steffi Graf’s 22. think. With that being said, if not, “It doesn’t matter. I got there a little bit too aggressive, maybe At 33, she said she had nothing I’m going to be ready to fight,” she for a reason. I belong in that spot. going for a little bit more than I to prove after a glittering career said. I will do everything I can to get had to,” she said. and was approaching the final Sharapova, 27, dismissed the title.” “She’s great at making players relaxed and determined to have Williams’ psychological Sharapova was at her intense hit that shot that you don’t nec- fun. stranglehold. best demolishing Makarova 6-3, essarily have to go for -- maybe Williams has made the The reigning French Open 6-2 to make the ninth major going for a little too much, going Australian Open final five times champion said she was concen- final of her career, overcoming on the line. previously and won every time, trating on her form during this her opponent’s early resistance “It’s been a really difficult including a 2007 victory over year’s tournament, eliminating then ruthlessly pressing home match-up for me, but I’m a com- Serena Williams (left) of the US speaks with compatriot Madison Keys Sharapova. four seeds including rising star her advantage. petitor... I’ll go out and do every- after their semi-final yesterday. She faced a tough workout Eugenie Bouchard, rather than Quizzed on why her record thing I can to try to change that against Keys, going down a break past losses to Williams. against Williams was so poor, result around.” AGENCIES New breed second best as old guard dominate first Grand Slam

MELBOURNE: The threat of the new “I may have court, leaving it a mangled mess. “I’m dis- breed sweeping away the old order failed to felt a little bit appointed because it’s not the result that I materialise at the year’s first Grand Slam in of pressure. It wanted. For sure I could have done things bet- Russia’s Australia as the established stars reasserted was tough to ter,” Dimitrov said. Maria their dominance. find my game Highly-rated Australian teenager Nick Sharapova Much has been made about the genera- today and he Kyrgios was another young gun to bow to the celebrates tional advance of younger players with Japan’s was playing experience of Murray, outclassed in straight after Kei Nishikori, Canadian rocket-server Milos really aggres- sets in the quarters. Raonic and Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov hailed sive, great It was the second quarter-final inside a year victory in as the standard-bearers among the men. forehand, for the 19-year-old Kyrgios after he reached her singles But while Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal backhand.” the last eight at Wimbledon, becoming the semi-final fell by the wayside, the old order of Novak It was the first male teen to reach multiple Grand Slam match Djokovic (pictured), Andy Murray, Stan same story for quarter-finals since Federer in 2001. against Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych put the young- Raonic, armed It was a similar scenario among the Russia’s sters firmly in their place -- for now. with one of the women with Maria Sharapova crushing the Ekaterina It was the same case on the women’s side heaviest serves hopes of Bouchard, the established Ekaterina Makarova with rising stars Garbine Muguruza, Simona in men’s tennis, Makarova ending Halep’s dream and Serena at the Halep and Eugenie Bouchard unable to go the yet world number one Djokovic illustrated the Williams turfing out Muguruza. Muguruza Australian distance with only surprise package 19-year- gulf the young Canadian still has to make up. spoke during the tournament that it was time Open in old American Madison Keys reaching the “I just wish I could have played better. But for the new generation of younger women’s Melbourne semi-finals. other than that I think he played well. He took players to step up after she lost to Williams. yesterday. Nadal admitted before the new season that the game and opportunities away from me,” The 21-year-old Spaniard, who has risen in the “our generation is on its way out,” but it wasn’t Raonic lamented. rankings to around 20, said she was encour- obviously apparent at the Australian Open. Dimitrov, who reached the semi-finals of aged by what she was seeing from younger Japanese superstar Nishikori had high last year’s Wimbledon, admitted he still has players at the Australian Open. hopes after ousting Raonic, Wawrinka and work to do if he wants to break the Grand “Well, I think now is like a change in the Djokovic on the way to losing to Marin Cilic in Slam dominance of the old guard after coming generation,” she said. “You just have to look last year’s US Open final. But he hit the wall off second best to Murray in the fourth round. the draw and see Madison (Keys), Genie in straight sets against defending champion Dubbed “Baby Fed” for his playing simi- (Bouchard) and me, other young girls in the Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. larities to Swiss great Federer, Dimitrov third and fourth round. You see the rankings, “I felt a little bit tired, heavy. But he was was ground down by the dual Grand Slam the girls born in the 90s are a lot more than a little better today,” conceded Nishikori, champion. before. I think it’s time for a change.” the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam Such was his disappointment at one stage It might just take a bit longer to happen. decider. that Dimitrov slammed his racquet into the REUTERS FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 SPORT 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Qatar hope to continue dream run, Poland bank on experience European heavyweights Spain and France fancy their chances in semi-finals today

DOHA: Hosts Qatar — who looking to successfully defend have sprang many surprises their title of world champions. and caught the attention of the “We are sure we have a chance handball world with their ster- against Spain,” French coach ling performances at the 24th Claude Onesta said. His team Men’s World Championship — defeated Spain one year ago in will be looking to go all the way the semi-final of the European when they take on Poland in the Championship in Denmark. semi-finals today at the Lusail However, he said he had the Multipurpose Arena here today. greatest respect for his oppo- It will be Qatar’s — or any nents. “Spain are a world-class Asian team’s — maiden appear- team with players of the highest ance in the semi-final of a world calibre. We are totally prepared to championship. Having come this deal with it. Playing against Spain far, coach Valero Rivera — cred- is a great moment for us.” ited with turning an average His counterpart, Spanish coach Qatar side into world beaters — Manuel Cadenas, hoped to enjoy is very keen to extend the team’s another great moment with his “dream” run. team after winning European “My challenge is the same bronze in 2014 in this, his first as that of my players. For most FROM LEFT: Qatar’s coach Valero Rivera, Poland’s coach Michael Biegler, Spain’s coach Manuel Cadenas and France’s coach Claude Onesta address big event as successor to Rivera. people seeing Qatar playing for a the media at Lusail Multipurpose Hall outside Doha yesterday, on the eve of the semi-finals of the 24th Men’s Handball World Championship. “Our team has improved from medal would have looked like an the start. We are the only team illusion but due to our hard work on Wednesday, the Asian Games semi-final opponents Poland — The Poles on the other hand semi-final against Qatar will be that has won all seven previous we made it a reality,” Rivera said. gold medallists kept their hopes of he can boast of being a finalist in are banking on their experience decided in defence and by the matches. Though it will be hard, “It is much more than ambi- becoming world champions alive. consecutive world championships to get the job done. Five of their goalkeepers,” he said. why should we not manage to beat tion. It is like a dream come true In fact, Qatar have lost just one with two different teams. current players are survivors of The second semi-final is a clash France?” for everybody who is involved with out of their seven matches so far He had guided Spain to the title the 2007 final. But their coach of handball titans, Spain, the While France had another the national team of Qatar,” he — the only loss coming against in 2013. Michael Biegler expects it to be reigning world champions, and easy-going quarter-final against added. defending champions Spain in the In the quarter-finals, Qatar an evenly-matched encounter. France, the reigning Olympic and Slovenia, Spain had to struggle In previous championships, group stage of the championship. eliminated 2007 world champi- “I see it as a surprise that Qatar European champions. until the final second when a Qatar has not been able to make Rivera can add another chap- ons Germany while 2007 world have reached the semi-finals but France will play their 10th goal by Joan Canellas decided the it past the pre-quarter-final stage. ter to his magnificent career if championship finalists Poland it is just as big a surprise that we World Championship semi-final encounter against Denmark. With the win over Germany Qatar are able brush aside their ended Croatian hopes. have got that far, I think. Our in history while Spain will be THE PENINSULA We aren’t ready to wake up, says Qatar’s Mallash

HE hosts of the 24th like a dream. We aren’t ready to teams who could fight for medals. sure that our coach will prepare Men’s Handball World wake up just yet, at least not Q: It looks like you are play- everything we need to know. TChampionship, Qatar, before Monday. ing without pressure. That We are in good shape and also wrote a new chapter in handball We have prepared hard for this wasn’t the case at the start playing in front of home crowd, history by reaching the semi-final tournament. We spent the last six of the tournament when you so my only aim is to win that stage in Doha. However, the first- months practicing together all the played against Brazil, right? match. ever Asian team to go this far in a time. Now, we are in the semi- A: Yes, we had problem in the Q: What do you think of world championship aren’t satis- final of the World Championship. opening match. The start was Valero Rivera as a coach? fied yet. I hope that we won’t stop here. stressful but it got easier and A: He is like a father for us. One of Qatar’s vital players, The match against Germany easier with every match. Valero is very proud of every- playmaker Kamalaldin Mallash showed our top form. Now, we are flying and feel thing we have achieved in previ- believes that they still have a lot Q: Did you expect to go so far like nothing can stop us. The ous years. of energy for their semi-final at Qatar 2015? team spirit is fantastic. We have Q: Who is the favourite for clash against Poland today. A: Actually, almost all the become really close friends. the gold on Sunday? teams are on the same level. The Q: How do you see your semi- A: France and Spain are the Q: How do you feel after this situation in world handball isn’t final opponents — Poland? best teams in the world. Of course, Qatar’s vital playmaker Kamalaldin Mallash amazing achievement? what it used to be in the past, A: To be honest, I don’t know we are also dreaming about it. A: The past few days have been when you had only 5-6 dominant too much about them. But I am Inshallah. THE PENINSULA Quarter-finalists aiming for We have more options than Olympic qualification spot Qatar, says Poland’s Szmal

DOHA: The four teams that E was named IHF World were defeated in the quar- Handball Player of the ter-finals of the 24th Men’s HYear in 2009, he was a Handball World Championship world championship silver med- — Croatia, Germany, Slovenia allist in 2007 and bronze medal- and Denmark — are now list in 2009. In Doha, goalkeeper focused on trying to earn a spot Slawomir Szmal has been crucial in the Olympic qualification to Poland’s efforts in reaching tournament. today’s semi-final against Qatar. Each team will want to at least Szmal, nicknamed “Kasa”, win one of their last two last speaks about the keys to success matches at Qatar 2015. Winning in today’s vital match. one of two games will be enough to take at least seventh place, Q: When you departed which will be the last ticket from from Poland to Doha, did you the tournament in Doha to Rio already dream of reaching the 2016. semi-finals? In all, six teams ranked 2 to 7 A: Every team which arrived Polish goalkeeper Slawomir Szmal (right) shakes hands with Croatian at the World Championship in Germany’s Uwe Gensheimer speaks to the media at Lusail Multipurpose here had its hopes and dreams. players after a quarter-final match of the 24th Men’s Handball World Qatar will qualify for the Olympic Hall outside Doha on Wednesday. You are not going to Doha because Championship, at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha on Wednesday. Games qualification tournament. of the sun and to have a nice holi- “It was our main goal to get a and we will give it our best to take that fifth place is not bad.” day. It was our goal to get closer Q: What might be the advan- squad have already been in the ticket for the Olympic qualifica- fifth place, which would be a great Danish left-wing Casper to the Olympic Games here, and tages of the Polish team? 2007 final against Germany. But tion tournaments. This is our only result for us. Our main target was Mortensen believes that his team by reaching the semi-final we A: We have more rotation the rest of our team lacks this goal from now on and I hope we to finish among the top eight and is capable of winning every match. already qualified for the Olympic options and alternatives coming experience. Our squad is a mix- can do that. Two matches are still take an Olympic Qualification “Now we are looking ahead to qualification tournament. And from the bench. Qatar played ture of young and experienced there to be won,” said Croatian berth. If we manage that I think our next game as we want to win now we even hope for hosting this almost the whole tournament players. So definitely playing a right-wing Ivan Cupic, despite every time we play.” tournament in Poland. with only eight players — we semi-final is not a routine for being hugely disappointed after 24th Men’s All the teams can qualify Q: What do you expect from have a deeper squad. And in addi- Poland, it is routine for teams like their 22-24 loss against Poland. directly for the Rio 2016 by win- the Qataris today? tion, our performance level has France and Spain. German left-wing Uwe Handball World ning their continental champi- A: It will be a really tough chal- improved from match to match Q: In exactly one year Gensheimer, whose team lost onships. The world’s best team lenge for us. They have a great after a shaky start in the pre- Poland will host the European against Qatar 24-26, shares this Championship from Qatar 2015, European, Pan team with strong players like liminary round. So we are confi- Championship. Does the suc- opinion. “We will rest and regroup Semi-finals American and the African cham- their goalkeepers and Markovic. dent and I suppose we have more cess of Doha boost your chances on Thursday because we still have At Lusail Multipurpose Arena pions as well the champions of And they will be supported by a power left compared to Qatar. in 2016? one goal left — to finish inside the Poland vs Qatar 6.30pm Asia will join the host nation, full arena. So we should only focus Q: You already played in A: Definitely we have gained top seven and clinch a place for Spain vs France 9.00pm Brazil. on us and on our performance not the World Championship confidence from our perform- the Olympic qualifying tourna- The others six teams will be on the atmosphere. semi-finals in 2007 and 2009 ances here and I hope for a posi- At Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena ment,” he said. known after the qualification But we are all looking forward — might this experience be tive effect in 2016. Mainly our Slovenian playmaker Sebastian Placement Round 5-8 tournament, which will be held to playing for this great chance another advantage for your younger players will profit from Skube wants to win both matches. Croatia vs Germany, 4.00pm from April 8-10 next year. to fight for a medal at the World team? this experience in Doha. “We have two more games to play Denmark vs Slovenia, 6.30pm THE PENINSULA Championship. A: Six players from our current THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2015 BREAK TIME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

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SUN TIDE SEA SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND Garry Usher, a British Gas lamplighter, inspects a street gas light close to the Houses of Parliament in London. 06:18 17:17 02:30 & 12:00 09:15 & 19:15 12-18/22 KT THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Lamplighters keep London’s history burning HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER LONDON: MUSCAT 29/21 Clear 31/22 Clear On a quiet street lined with on the lamps because it gave him Saturdays exists, next to the Savoy Hotel near the River 18th-century Georgian houses behind off to play rugby. Now he leads a team involv- Thames. As late as the 1970s, many gas lamps MAKKAH 36/22 Partly cloudy 35/23 Partly cloudy Westminster Abbey, Garry Usher winds ing four other “lamplighters” who maintain in London were still lit by hand each evening KUWAIT 29/14 Clear 24/09 Clear the mechanical clock on the gas street lamp the lamps, half of which still have mechanical and extinguished every morning. BAHRAIN 28/17 Clear 25/16 Clear and gives the glass globe a polish. clocks that need re-winding every 14 days. Now they all have a permanent pilot light SANAA 25/05 Clear 26/04 Clear He steps down off his ladder and looks up The others run on electrical timers which burning and the mains gas flows on a timer, RIYADH 32/11 Clear 27/14 Clear with satisfaction as the soft, warm light lifts need their batteries changed every six months, heating up the “mantles” — small ceramic DUBAI 31/17 Clear 31/18 Clear the dark winter evening, and moves on down while the various parts also need checking meshes resembling bulbs, that become white BAGHDAD 22/07 Partly cloudy 19/06 Clear the street. Despite nationwide budget cuts regularly. “You’re touching history everywhere hot and give off a glowing light. that have reduced local services and seen you go — it’s a privileged job,” Usher said. They lend a magical quality to the streets THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW street lights dimmed to save money, 1,500 gas Gas lamps became common across Europe and in St James’ Park, near Buckingham HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER lamps in London are still maintained by hand. in the mid-19th century. Before that, walking Palace, are the only source of light, offering a They are the last of tens of thousands of the streets at night was a dangerous business. rare glimpse into what it might have looked ATHENS 15/13 Partly cloudy 17/14 Chance of showers lamps that were first introduced in the capital Initial reaction to the first demonstration of like in Dickensian times. The lamps survived WASHINGTON 02/-6 Chance of snow showers 02/-3 Clear 200 years ago, a marvel of modern technology gas lights in 1807 — the first on any street in the arrival of electricity and the Blitz bomb- that brought life to the once dark and dan- the world — was mixed, not least because the ings in World War II, and these days the big- SYDNEY 27/17 Clear 25/17 Partly cloudy gerous streets. While many London residents early gas lines could be dangerous and there gest threat is the traffic. LONDON 07/01 Partly cloudy 07/01 Chance of showers are oblivious to their presence, the lamps are was the odd explosion. But when King George A number of new gas lamps have been PARIS 06/02 Snow 07/02 Chance of showers protected by local authorities as a piece of his- IV ordered their widespread introduction in installed in recent years, including one requested ISTANBUL 13/10 Clear 13/11 Chance of rain tory—and new ones are even being installed. 1814, they quickly caught on. by the architect behind the new Apple store MANILA 28/23 Partly cloudy 27/23 Clear “They’re lovely. It’s a fantastic form of light- Some lamps had a dual purpose of lighting the in Covent Garden. “There’s no chance of these DHAKA 24/13 Clear 24/13 Clear ing, not as harsh as electric,” Usher said as he streets and clearing the smells from London’s lamps disappearing,” said Iain Bell, operations DELHI 17/10 Clear 19/11 Clear went on his rounds. The 50-year-old, an engi- underground sewers. The Webb Sewer lamp manager at British Gas. “If anything we’re get- ISLAMABAD 17/07 Partly cloudy 17/05 Partly cloudy neer with the British Gas energy firm, used to drew up gases from the sewers down below and ting more calls to install them.” maintain central heating but began working burnt it off. One such functioning lamp still AFP SEMI FINALS

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